North Fruita Desert Trailhead is your gateway to the excellent mountain bike trail network called "18 Road". Just park here, grab your bike and enjoy the flowy trails. There is something for everyone: Beginners and advanced riders will have a blast. Nothing is extremely difficult. In case you need spare parts, a rental bike or trail advise, just stop at Over The Edge Sports in Fruita (otefruita.com/).

Martin

November 29, 2025

Mountain biking

The starting point for the 18 road trails. From here, fun uphill trails lead to the starting points of the descents, which also end here. The area is the perfect introduction to the trails around Fruita: varying – mostly moderate – difficulty levels, and after each descent, you decide whether to pedal back up for another lap.

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Christopher

July 25, 2023

Hiking

North Fruita Desert Trailhead is a focal point to word class trails stretching from the parking lot to the Book Cliffs.

If you want to spend the day hiking and not have to drive after, there are 58 individual campsites, and each site contains a fire ring with a grate and a picnic table. There is no electricity, firewood, shade/shelter, or garbage pickup so plan accordingly.

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1. Kessel Run Trail – North Fruita Desert

10.5km

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2. PRB Trail – North Fruita Desert

6.83km

00:40

130m

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3. Zippety Do Da Trail – North Fruita Desert

10.7km

01:02

190m

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1. Kessel Run Trail – North Fruita Desert

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