I ALMOST DIED! | How to Ride The Whole Enchilada

I got the opportunity to ride the world famous Whole Enchilada trail in Moab, UT. Being my first time on the trail I was nervous to say the least. I wanted to put together a video to share a few things I learned that may help you if you plan to ride it.
The riding crew, check out their channels -
The Crashing Dad - / @thecrashingdad
Outdoor Gold - / @outdoorgold
Ride Rate Review - / @antiherobc
JF Rides - / flanaganj1
Unprofessional Kyle - / @unprofessionalkyle
RadoLife - / @radolife
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Go on this Ride!
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[@justinnelson1839]

I dig all your videos-- but this is your finest yet. I know it is a few years old, but I am just getting around to hitting Moab again (last time was 1996 coming from from Cal) and this will be my first time doing the whole enchilada. So, I just found this one... Easily the best WE breakdown on youtube (after watching what seems like them all, in order to prep). Anyway, brilliant post. Thank you so much for sharing. I've lived in Utah for 20 years now (man that flew by) and there is not a day that goes by where I am not grateful to be here. Especially the days I get to ride! Thanks for killing it. 🤘

[@noelmarte2835]

Wow....excellent video.. gracias señor..

[@Teamsmash7379]

Thank you for this! We are planning a trip next fall and your video was very helpful! Take care stay safe!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Have fun!

[@TheCrashingDad]

DUDE! This is amazing! I LOVE the format 🤘 "not just another POV vid" - brothers 👍

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Appreciate it Sheyn. Now that I’m in front of the camera I can only expect my female viewership to just skyrocket 😂

[@Paulokun7]

Thanks for the good/to the point review. This is very helpful. Going down in Oct. and always wanted to try this

[@johannel8104]

Great job. Loved it. Fantastic presentation. Thanks so much.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks for watching!

[@BrianVaughn]

Well done! That is great advice and definitely useful for anyone planning a big day on the bike.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks Brian!

[@davepcb]

Stop at the bathrooms you see if needed, there are not many. I recall only 2, one the drop off, one in Hazard County. Great Ride. Good advice, gerat video.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

good point! I can't think of any others.

[@MountainVenture]

Great video. Loved the format. Dig on the channel. Subscribed! Keep em coming!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks man!

[@MusicManMTB]

Finally going to hit this this weekend with RideLabs! So stoked! Glad you put up a video on this so I can know more of what to expect. You rock!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Nice man!! Hope you guys have fun down there. Trails have been pretty blown out so be safe and hope for a little moisture before!!

[@TrailBreaker]

Love your videos. I’m in the SouthEast but would love to try that trail! Nice job👊🏻

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Plan the trip! So worth it! Thanks for watching.

[@TrailBikeBebop]

Well done 👍 great advice!!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Appreciate it!

[@RideWithGravity]

I'm loving this video!! 🤘🤘

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks man! Had fun putting this one together.

[@rifamycin]

Great advise!! Thanks

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

🤘🤘

[@kevinlooney8200]

Great format I'm subscribing😁

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks!

[@RideLabs]

Great video. Seriously good stuff here. All the bros. Soooo jelly.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Sorry you missed it Eric. Heal up man!

[@MusicManMTB]

We got it this weekend! YEEEEESSSSSS! So stoked man!

[@antiherobc]

Brilliant dude. This was such a great trail. Was one of my favorite days out on the bike. The company, the food, the trail..... It's the whole enchilada, and we ate it..... All of it.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Great to meet you Wayne! Hell of a time.

[@centerforwellbeing204]

Just rode it...three guys.....no mechanicals and no crashes. The latter was a miracle. AWESOME DAY.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

It’s a blast

[@yofoo138]

Thanks for the heads up going for the first time next week 🤙🏼

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Have fun!!

[@MrRedSoldier1000]

Nathan Libot how was it?

[@yofoo138]

soap man it was a blast I still had plenty of water left the trails aren’t that hard well I don’t know what level people are out there but I brought my megatower out there and did a local trail with it and it was to big lol so I rented a revel rascal which was only 130 of travel handles just well

[@JFRides]

Great advice and I had an unforgettable time riding with you and the crew.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Good riding with you as well James!

[@ShutUpandRideMTB]

Great stuff kid, great video, cheers!

[@Gover1001]

I fell last Monday. now on sick leave. but all well. thanks for the good video.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Heal up soon!

[@dougscribner4164]

Spot on advise bro...rode it last Sept and it's all the above...best riding of my life and what a challenge. Preparing was the hardest part believe it or not and the anticipation is through the roof. We had 8 of us and several mechanical failures but I was unscathed...rode above my comfort level and smiled the whole way throughout. My Ibis HD4 was the bomb and enabled me to do things I only saw on film...Best trail ever!!! Nice job bro!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Awesome Doug! The HD4 is the perfect bike for that ride!

[@kayakutah]

I'll add in the perspective of a 67 year old man. It's a 55 minute shuttle....PEE before you get on the van! There's no toilet paper at the outhouse at the drop off point. Last week, at 11 o'clock when we got there, the drop off was about 30 degrees cooler than in Moab (which was about 75). I had more warm stuff than I needed, but a flannel shirt, cool weather gloves and a warm skull cap were sufficient. I peeled it all off for a T-shirt and regular gloves, no skull cap by Hazard. I prefer the 10 o'clock shuttle this time of year, as it's a bit warmer and I have time to process my morning coffee. Plus, a hearty meal at the Moab diner (BEWARE - closed Sunday!) lasted me TWE + Jimmy Keen with only a bit of trail mix after Jimmy Keen (which, BTW, adds 6 miles...it's 7.5 miles, but you cut out 1.5 of Kokopelli.). If you're doing TWE for the first time, I'd skip Jimmy Keen, but if you've done it before, it's a worthwhile add on, I think. It begins as a left turn onto single track very shortly after you cross the road onto Kokopelli....like 200 feet. For timing purposes, my riding time for the combo TWE+Jimmy Keen was 3 hours 55 mins (best I can tell, Jimmy Keen adds 30 or 40 minutes and not much climbing), with a total of 4 hours 25 mins, but I've ridden TWE before and already had 5000 pictures from previous rides! The first time will take longer. Pictures, sight seeing and sessioning will add an hour, easily. Oh, and ribs at the Moab Brewery after 5.....I know, off topic, but you have to fuel up for the next day's ride. I think I'm heading back Tuesday or so. Retirement is sweet!

[@chameleonpogono]

Really good video! Well edited. I'm like you, I'm just a few hours from Moab and have never rode my bike there. Actually, only been there once and hiked around. I keep watching various videos trying to decide if I could ride these trails with my joint condition.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

There’s a ton of stuff in Moab, easy to extremely difficult. I’m certain there’s something down there you could have some fun on and would provide just enough challenge without going overboard.

[@andrewford4100]

Good info that is realistic and fun video shots

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks Andrew! Glad you liked it!

[@redmountainrider]

LOVE the hat! Im going for my 50th. its mid july, will it be too hot? Ill be training in Sedona for the super tough stuff

[@kevinuptain9930]

Love the Ska Brewing sticker!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

The best!

[@m.j.golden4522]

My son rode the W.E. w/out any prep or prior thought and alone.. Typical - and he loved it.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

It’s a blast!

[@tmorbo3335]

Great video!👍👍

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thank you!

[@callawaycass5148]

Got a chance to ride the WE two years ago. No trail has been the same since. I have not ridden that many different places, but it is hard to imagine a trail with this much diversity, a locale with this vibe, and scenery this good anywhere else. Quality ride, top to bottom. No section is boring. I have been chomping at the bit to go back since!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

It really is amazing the different types of riding you encounter on that trail. Extremely hard to beat!

[@OutdoorGold]

Adrenaline and Balls! Perfectly sums up the WE!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Nailed it!

[@RadoLife]

dude that was glorious

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks Josh! Had a hell of a time out there with you.

[@RadoLife]

Singletracks & Whiskey dude heck yeah it was awesome meeting you, definitely need to ride again

[@user-ov2mk9yv1j]

Dude, just got done with WE yesterday. Love the video. I wouldn’t say this is a trail for an intermediate rider lol. Im thinking it is more for an advanced rider. consider my self an intermediate rider and I was in hell for the last half of the trail. It was carnage on the way down. There was a total of 5 people with injuries and that’a only what our group saw. 1 person with a broken hip (had to get taken out of there by the ambulance company, 2 with broken wrists, 1 with a dislocated shoulder, and 1 guy ate it on the downhill of Borris pass and cut open his arm.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Yikes!

[@tbenallie]

My first time on the Enchilada I started to energy crash around the same spot you rolled. I learned that it's important to eat before you actually get hungry. If you're waiting to fuel until you hit the crash, it's way too late. On longer rides like that fueling up along the way is as important as drinking water.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Absolutely! Snacks every hour!

[@katushka707]

I ride this two weeks ago so much fun but I crashed like a mile before the tunnel and I broke mi wrist now I have a cast i really want to go back again

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Oh man! Heal up quick!

[@coreyb4679]

Great vid, good info. Haven’t done this ride yet. Planning on making a trip over this spring. What’s a good month to avoid snow and before it gets to hot?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Early fall I’d say. July (when burro opens) is great up top but hot as you get to the lower trails. September - October would be great.

[@CCCC-cb2ty]

What bike parts make sense to bring?

[@Rms317]

Watch out for the sand and loose dirt.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

I bet it’s bad right now

[@jeffreyjacobs1580]

This trail IS NOT for intermediate riders. This trail is for expert riders. It's extremely technical and loose after you get to the top of Burro Pass and start the steep decline down. We both crashed hard twice in about one mile after the start of the decent.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

But you had fun right!?

[@TheCrashingDad]

rewatching… this makes me want to go back...……….

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

LETS GO!

[@caseyedu]

Ha Alta snowboarding team! Need to get me some of that swag!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

I love it

[@TheOneCrazyAsainGuy]

Does it make sense to have someone who isn't riding to shuttle us up. Also a good halfway point to meet us somewhere with lunch and water halfway.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Nothing wrong with that plan

[@TheOneCrazyAsainGuy]

@@SingletracksWhiskey any recommendations on lunch meet up spot for a non off road worthy vehicle. Also does it cost anything to drive to any of the spots?

[@kobybattema3144]

Planning on riding this from as high as I can in about a month. I have rented a bike from Poison Spider to use for the day, and it comes with a light "repair kit" Should I bring some of my own additional parts as well?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Plan for flats. Maybe an extra master link if you have a sram chain. Poison Spider should set you up pretty well for the ride however. Have fun man!!

[@jh383zx]

Would it be better to take a 120mm hardtail xc bike or a 210mm downhill bike? The downhill bike is a turner dhr and I can tune it to have minimal deflection on the suspension, but it’ll still be a pain climbing, but the xc bike will be hard to descend. Which would be better?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Hardtail for sure. There’s technical stuff on this trail but nothing DH specific/level. A DH bike on TWE would be awful imo.

[@ericcontreras8863]

Do you know of any guide services available for this ride? Also have you seen anyone do this on a plus hardtail?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Yes, Rim Tours does guided trips in the area including WE. I did see a hardtail out there and although it would be a bit more strenuous, it’s doable for sure.

[@ericcontreras8863]

Singletracks & Whiskey right. Thanks.

[@mitchwarren1600]

I came over from London FIRST ride solo there’s enough people to scrape you up if it goes wrong! SECONDLY you can easily get a shuttle don’t stress THIRDLY keep moving to be air cooled flow like water to save your own! When you get to the end there is a natural spring! FOURTH hire a bike it’s already tuned!! And they give you spares! FIFTH don’t worry about bears they are cows!!! SIX go to the Moab Diner eat breakfast by the time you hit the trail you will fired up!!! SEVEN you won’t be doing the whole trail if snow is on Burro !!!! So go last 2 weeks August first 2 of September! EIGHTH know you bailout routes and ride within your abilities!! It’s all doable!! SMILING IS NOT OPTIONAL THE TRAIL IS 34 MILES OF DOWNHILL FROM 11000 FEET

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Fifth and Ninth are the best 😂😂

[@mitchwarren1600]

Singletracks & Whiskey in fact second is only true if you are running solo!! 😂

[@B1KER]

Missing some B1KER stickers up there!

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

This is an issue that MUST be fixed!!

[@miguelorozco9770]

This may sound like a stupid question, but is this ride possible on a hard tail? Thanks in advance

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Without a doubt!

[@OayxYT]

@@SingletracksWhiskey challenge accepted

[@UnprofessionalKyle]

I got really confused when my dog grabbed my attention then I looked back and Rick and Morty was on.... I had to look at my drink in an accusing manner.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

😂 I know a few folks will enjoy the Rick and Morty cameo

[@UnprofessionalKyle]

@@SingletracksWhiskey I dig that show a lot. I wanted to not like it because of the hype, but I got hooked lol

[@larryk4082]

Your video made me petrified to ride Porcupine Rim, ever since I signed up for a Moab MTB camp. I was loosing sleep over it, and almost bailed out of doing this ride due to your video. But when I finally rode that section where you "almost died", it was nowhere near as sketchy as your video made it out to be. I just stopped and walked it. No big deal. And there were two levels of ledge below where you fell, not an exposed cliff. It looks much worse in the video than it does in real life. So while I liked the rest of your video, I think you are doing other riders a disservice by stressing them out over this section of trail. Maybe it was just me.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Thanks Larry!

[@tylermarshall3251]

Where did you live in northern New Mexico?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Aztec!

[@dazholi]

The place where you work on your bike but not really 😂 question: how did your wife feel about you nearly falling off a cliff? Eye roll? Head shake? Or hide the wheels to your bike kinda mad?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Showbiz 😂! I believe her exact reaction was “OMG! DON’T SHOW ME THAT!!!”

[@TheMoodyedge]

Im from England. I did it 1st time in May and we got down in less than 2 hours. I had 2L of water...1 inner tube and a few snack bars. Thats it. Didnt even get a flat tyre. Heading back in 2 weeks to do it all again. This time I have a spare mech hanger prob wont need it..also some knee pads which I didnt have 1st time.

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

Animal, although the entire trail wasn’t open in May as Burro was still covered in snow..... saw your first comment too man before you deleted

[@jdwr12003]

Can I ride my levo on that trail?

[@SingletracksWhiskey]

BLM regulates EBikes as motorized vehicles at this time so unfortunately no.