Ring Dike

Ring Dike is one of the hardest trails in Hartman Rocks. From the south end, it rides past some scenic rock walls, riding over slick rock and climbing up the rock-covered hills, and steeply descending back down over more slick rock. It meanders between pine trees and giant boulders and has to sidehill down an off-camber rock wall that adds some difficulty. It's a pretty steep descent, going over boulders, with small ledges. It's helpful to have a map here as there are some turns that are easy to miss, especially while riding over the slickrock. You have to go up a steep blunt rock ledge a couple of feet high and climb back up more slab rock that is really steep and will require commitment. It goes through a cool rock pinch between a giant boulder and a rock wall, and then steeply descends. There are several more steep descents and climbs up and down the slickrock as you continue the trail and decent-sized drop-offs at the end of the slab. The north end of the trail meanders through more giant rock boulders and trees and is a bit hard to find as there are lots of tracks from others getting confused too, so a map is helpful here too. It loops around and ends at a parking area on Ring Dike Road. This trail feels like you are riding in Moab over the slickrock, through a really scenic landscape. It's a really fun challenge, and advanced riders won't want to miss it.