I will be traveling for work in a couple of weeks and will have the opportunity to weekend at either of these places. I'm not finding any information on local gravel for either. Does anyone have a suggestion on gravel rides in either area or somewhere close? The only information I can find on either is all mtn biking. Thanks
I grew up in Vernal and there is a bunch of gravel riding though I did not call it that 40 years ago. Anyway, check out the Red Cloud Loop. It is about 70-odd miles from Vernal to Vernal. If you do it clockwise you climb up a steady climb to just short of 10,000 feet and then descend to the main highway and drop down to 5,000 on the pavement. Obviously the other way means the paved climb and the gravel descent. I would say it is about half pavement and half gravel. I do it with suspension because all my gravel bikes have suspension but it is generally a pretty smooth road. This past summer I had my road and gravel bike and my dad followed me and when I had an issue with my gravel bike, I hopped on the road bike and did fine though it did have a 33mm front tire.
