Gold Bar Rim

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4.7/5 (11 reviews)
Moab, Utah (Grand County)
Last Updated: 04/09/2023

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Highlights

Gold Bar Rim is a fantastic offroad trail in its own right, but it is also known to be the first or last leg of the famous "Trifecta", which is comprised of Poison Spider and Golden Spike. Situated near Moab, this trail offers continual obstacles and views of desert scenery that include the dramatic Moab Canyon and Gold Bar Canyon.

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4.7/5 (11)
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/11/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Super technical trail. Lots and lots of steep rock ledges and staircases. Very few bypasses available making things very difficult for smaller rigs. The “Waterfall” is basically impassable unless you have a buggy. Everyone had to winch up it. The description of the obstacle states the left line is the easiest and it was basically a 90 degree incline taller than the length of a Jeep.
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 04/09/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Fun trail, took this on the way out from Golden Spike. This trail gave several of our guys some problems. But we all made it through
Trail Review: Gold Bar Rim - Josh Noesser
Trail Review: Gold Bar Rim - Josh Noesser
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 03/12/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

We started the "Trifecta" with this trail. Very fun trail with some great scenery, but then again its Moab, so scenery is always great. The Water Fall is everything you think it is and then some, we did it going down and while it does cause some anxious moments when you start down just go slow and easy and will be fine. I actually got too far to the left and slid into one of the the big rocks there with my left front tire, had to back up just enough to get around the rock. Great trail over all!!!
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 11/12/2020

I ran this trail in my XJ on 31s with lockers front and rear. We had a good time. The waterfall is a trip, but we made it down and back up without issue, although I couldn't make it up the hard line. We didn't see another vehicle the entire day which was pretty nice.
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Rated 4/5
Visited: 11/17/2019

Ran this as the last part of our day after starting on Poison Spider. Most of the obstacles have several lines of varying difficulty making this a good trail for moderate to extreme builds. Thos most difficult obstacle by far is the waterfall. Theo ne thing I'll say about this trail, is that no matter how well built you are, it is a SLOW and BUMPY trail the entire way. Makes for a really long end if you are running the entire Trifecta.

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