Moab in 4 Days: The Advanced Big-Descent Trip

Morning: Get in, pick up the enduro bike, and set sag before you point it anywhere steep.

Afternoon: Loosen up on the Slickrock Trail. even seasoned riders respect the traction, and it is the right way to remember how sandstone rides before the big days.

Eats: Settle in with beers and a full menu at Moab Brewery.

Morning: Ride Porcupine Rim, 15.6 miles and about 2,800 feet down exposed singletrack along the cliff edge above Castle Valley. Save something for the rocky jeep-road chunder in the middle and the ledge drop near the river, which has a go-around on the left.

Afternoon: Recover by the water and let the arms come back. you earned the nothing.

Eats: Grease therapy after Porcupine Rim at Milt's Stop & Eat, the traditional post-Porc move.

Morning: The crown jewel. Catch the early Coyote Shuttle to beat the heat and ride the Whole Enchilada, 26 miles and around 7,000 feet of descent from alpine forest to desert floor. Pace the LPS ledges and the final Porcupine notch, because they hit when you are already cooked.

Afternoon: Roll off the trail near the river and do nothing. you just descended 7,000 feet.

Eats: Fuel up before the shuttle at Love Muffin Cafe. the breakfast burrito travels well in a pack.

Morning: Climb HyMasa out of the Amasa Back lot and drop into Captain Ahab, the locals' favorite: steep, ledgy, technical desert singletrack. Pre-ride or walk the first two features to set expectations. nearly every drop has a go-around line.

Afternoon: Pack up and roll out, or trade Ahab for an easy spin if the week already filled the tank.

Eats: Last-day beers and a proper meal back at Moab Brewery before the drive out.