Now this is a ride I would do again! Before the high tech curving scenic paved road into Arches National Park was constructed, access to the park was through a rough 4WD road off of Highway 191. This bike ride on the "old road" starts at the intersection of Highway 191 and Willow Springs Road. It is a great ride on a mostly dirt road that winds its way up the backside of the park. Some sections cross slickrock areas where they chiseled the road into the rock. I'm not sure why they had to chisel the road in, but it did look cool.
After climbing in a bit, the road levels out and you get a great view of the phenomenal rock formations of the park, and eventually you meet up with the paved tourist road in the park at Balanced Rock.
The ride is described as a loop ride in the book, but I did it as a point to point to avoid biking on the narrow paved road in the park. The ride from Highway191 to Balanced Rock was about 7.5 miles and took me a leisurely hour and a half.
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