Spinal Tap | One of the Best Descents in Southern Utah

Spinal Tap in Richfield, Utah is not to be missed if you are in the area. Kudos to the builders of this one, the utilization of natural features is absolutely next-level. James Weingarten and I had great time unpacking the puzzle that this one offers. If you are traveling between Moab and Saint George, this is a logical stop to spin the legs out for a couple of hours. This one can be shuttled or accessed by pedaling. #followcamfriday approved.
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[@natehills9388]

One of the Best trails in Southern Utah, no question. Props to the builders!

[@abuk7526]

Jesus the control in the jumps at 2:56 - :59 !!! I would have knocked my block off on those ledges!!

[@natehills9388]

James is a ninja.

[@davegraf6683]

Thanks for coming and riding our trails. Glad you enjoyed them! We’re extending Spinal Tap up another 11 miles on the mountain in the future.

[@natehills9388]

It’s truly one of the best trails I’ve ever ridden. so much fun! can’t wait to see the top ❤️

[@archursanchez]

is there any snow at this time of the year??

[@lawnmart]

ThanksDave. Keep building!!!

[@jordanr897]

Dave you’re killing it over there!

[@jeffsaraiva7099]

Rewatched this video again, after hearing about this trail. Have to say, I, for one, appreciate MTB you tubers that take time from their fluid ride to stop and take some side shots for the viewers. Well done Nate! Cheers

[@natehills9388]

Much appreciated!

[@AppleJack76]

Rode this last July. That entire trail system is impressive. Red velvet of Sedona should be worried. This place has it's own velvet.

[@natehills9388]

This trail rivals anything in Sedona. The town.... not so much, haha

[@AppleJack76]

@@natehills9388 Touche!

[@forestkan6653]

Richfield is a certified GEM. Wish I had more time to ride it.

[@alexray7208]

Rode this trail the other day and I can confirm that double at 5:45 is massive. So many line choices and the ride up is an absolute beaut

[@kammortensen2600]

We love this trail. They have an additional 13 miles with 3K of decent planned above the original Spinal Tap. Hopefully open fall of 2022 🤞🤞. Great riding brother!!

[@natehills9388]

Stoked for the top bit!

[@PiercesPOV]

So stoked you rode this gem. Richfield has been putting in WORK on the trails up there, they’re truly world class. Watching James pick and choose where to go was so exciting to watch. Great Episode Nate. Hope you enjoy your time in southern Utah!

[@natehills9388]

Unreal section of trail 😍

[@prestond]

Someone check that gimbal for a concussion! Sick video!!

[@rducut]

James can make the most technical trail to look like he's riding on marshmellows

[@natehills9388]

mmmm. marshmellows

[@coreymtb]

forrizle. Hey may that thing look like blue flow trail!

[@lifebehindbars8504]

Omg! That drop at 3:20! Compress balls! Love the dbls whips off the exposure!

[@koho]

Tellin' that gimbal who's boss! Man, that looks like a killer fun trail. Never been anywhere near there before.

[@vashusan1984]

No matter how many times I watch this it makes me want to get better in order to hit those doubles. Gapping the double drop is so incredibly disgusting. Freaking goals.

[@natehills9388]

Get after it amigo!

[@kirkrasmussen9629]

When the gimbal cries uncle 😂

[@nat29single]

That double decker drop!

[@natehills9388]

Proper stacker.

[@TimMaddux]

It’s like he sent the second and third drops on Funner DH all at once (after the first big one when you take a left then drop through a rock slot). Except way bigger.

[@nat29single]

@@TimMaddux Good analogy! It rattled my teeth just watching it.

[@coreymtb]

This should be one of your most viewed videos!

[@GoFastDontCrash]

Those rocky tech sections and drops look incredible! I love the step up step off sections!

[@richfield-bike-shuttle]

🎉🎉🎉 glad you loved the trails! come back any time!

[@scottyfpv5651]

I was watching like "oh this looks fun, I could probably handle that" then yall came off that massive drop..🤣

[@aviedelson945]

That is some dynamic riding. Beautiful trail. Love that guitar in the beginning!

[@snbsmtb]

Sick Riding Dude!! That place has everything from jumps, flow, tech and riding in a cliff!!

[@gladegoodrich2297]

You mountain bikers are amazing. I've ridden and raced dirt bikes forever even won a few races. Theres no way that I could follow you guys at those speeds on a motorcycle.

[@jasonerskine8316]

Great area. All the trails are a blast. Spinal Tap is the real deal. Rode it a few times in the spring.

[@nmnate]

Getting pretty rowdy! Some of those doubles look absolutely massive.... Excellent mix of tech and flow. :)

[@natehills9388]

Proper mix.

[@MusicManMTB]

Such a sick trail! Gapping the double drop!? So freaking nuts!

[@natehills9388]

The second I saw that feature I knew what needed to be done, haha.

[@Gabesafish]

As he’s hitting drops, rolls and features with the blue dots, I’m hearing video game sound effects like sonic grabbing rings , or Mario collecting gold coins

[@natehills9388]

That is all I am thinking about while riding 😂

[@ronanderson9960]

Wow! What an awesome trail! You guys nailed it! Nice job!

[@barbbrazes869]

Awesome! Exciting ride!!

[@BikeSleepRepeat]

Good to see Richfield get some love! Always a good time with Sir James in the video!

[@natehills9388]

Kudos to the builders on this one. Great use of natural terrain!

[@JimmyRadloff]

Sick! That trail has everything....some of those drops are knarly!

[@coreymtb]

You guys are eating this thing up

[@geeneou5]

Wow! Some great riding. Intense drops

[@johnb-inthehills5261]

I get so stoked when I see that you are riding with your buddy James. He finds some of the craziest gaps and doubles, then just blasts them at ludicrous speeds.

[@natehills9388]

Trail ninja.

[@smilesformiles1935]

So glad you did a video on Spinal Tap! Such a great area to ride. It's so cool to see the lines you guys take, that I've never even thought of, on trails I've ridden. I knew clearing the double drop was being done, but the jumping at 2:56 blew my mind🤯

[@natehills9388]

The boost at 256 was our first and only time riding that part, haha. James is a ninja.

[@smilesformiles1935]

@@natehills9388 that's so cool!

[@eugenespreutels8305]

Yeah, that was sick. The gimbal took a beating on that one. Definitely have to add this to my ride list.

[@natehills9388]

Must ride.

[@19mozart67]

DUDE! That double drop at 5:45 is massive, different level for sure, awesome riding

[@natehills9388]

Works great!

[@ResonatorProductions]

That is a mighty fine trail. Great riding!

[@ronsanderson99]

Hippity hop hippity hop! All over the trail!

[@kresokresovski7515]

This trail is brutal, your riding is brutal and James’s riding is wizardry! Those huge step downs/drops with only 140 mm out back 🤯🤯!!!

[@natehills9388]

James is the King.

[@paysonbiker]

Dude in front is GOOD!!!

[@natehills9388]

James is a legend!

[@8664antonio]

what an sweet action trail.🚀💯

[@MrSkulls52]

Wow!!! Awesome riding!!! Great job on videoing!!!

[@dannyogden]

You guys are awesome you definitely make these tails look fun

[@vashusan1984]

Man this looks like an absolute blast!

[@RideLabs]

Amazing line choices, can't wait to go back with this perspective! Hope that you also did Telegraph.

[@DuskPatrol]

Damn rewatching this again...James was really on one! So sick

[@seany2345]

Whew that double-gap drop was insaneeee! You guys never cease to amaze me.. I can't wait to get down that way and try for myself! Thanks always

[@natehills9388]

The second we rolled down that we knew we had to go back up and jump the whole thing. Too good.

[@d0u6s]

Love the bike. 👍

[@emtbwulf9215]

Sick trail, and ride!

[@joeschmoe303]

dude, that one was awesome!

[@petercunningham5820]

Holy crap!!! That may be one of the most insane rides i've seen you do in a while. My butt hole is still puckered from some of those long drops. Great job brother. Sick riding.

[@natehills9388]

Fun one for sure.

[@MTBMcPhee]

+1! Awesome video and some serious sends!

[@jatakasawa]

Honestly, that is one of the sickest trails I've ever seen! This is a must ride!

[@natehills9388]

Unreal bit of trail.

[@cjmx]

To do list!!!

[@whatda2662]

Great footage Mr. Hills! I just saw another video of BKXC mentioning your name. Have a safe weekend!

[@gnarlee4250]

This is only 2 hours from my house. Looks like I know where I'm riding next weekend! That looks so good!

[@natehills9388]

Get it!

[@erikjohnson2675]

Every video from Utah just looks amazing. I have got to get there someday!

[@natehills9388]

Do it.

[@45H4W]

That is a sick trail.

[@OlafRitchiVTT]

Very nice 👍

[@rwarner07]

Sick!!

[@BikeLifewithRob]

Good stuff here Nate

[@jdazmtnbkr9571]

AMAZING!!! 🤘🤘I’m definitely hitting that one up next time I’m up there.

[@natehills9388]

Have fun!

[@MountainBikingTrips]

YES YES YES Freeriday :)

[@toms4702]

You know it's an awesome trail when James can't find anyplace to wheelie. Another great video Nate!!

[@natehills9388]

Every inch of this one is packed with features ❤️

[@denislitisha7136]

The blue lines, double black lines, and James’ lines.

[@achillesheels1]

This one goes to 11!

[@fooblahblah]

Damn that looks sick! Need to hit that one. Thanks for sharing.

[@natehills9388]

Must ride.

[@petedog9581]

Lots of hucks to flats. Wrist breakers everywhere. Great riding as usual .

[@natehills9388]

Always stack to flat!

[@mrvwbug4423]

Damn, I think I need to take a little trip down to Southern Utah after the new year

[@alhypo]

Man, did you know those drops were coming? Even with someone towing you in, those are pretty big to send blind.

[@natehills9388]

Some were blind, some we had to look at.

[@elendoev]

poor camera on that drops 😂, pretty funky trail, nice job guys 😉

[@natetyprowicz-cohen9036]

Some all-time sniper lines by James in this one

[@natehills9388]

master of the on-sight trail double!

[@Luca-mo3gc]

very good 💪

[@jayweiss602]

Nice riding boys!!! Got some land over the ridge from there, good to see they’re building some trails.

[@natehills9388]

Limitless potential for more rad trail in the area. We were impressed.

[@jayweiss602]

I know, Paiute atv trail is 275 miles endless potential off that! Always enjoy your videos Nate, nice work!

[@serchsource8744]

nice trail... Kilian Bron: Hold my bike!

[@cobrien120]

In a weird way this kind of reminds me of where you rode with Eliot J. In L. A.

[@iamjmp]

Daaamm!!

[@Bessunger]

Poor Bike, what a torture ;-)

[@dank3823]

Shreddy 🤟

[@kylerroberge9457]

James tires must last a long time. They barely even touch the ground. Some of those drops are intense. I'll have to add Richfield to the list of places to visit.

[@paorton]

Love your content. May I ask what gimbal you used in this video?

[@LUCKYSOB]

Damn !!!! 😳

[@5kidmonty]

ya'll are fn ripping.i gotta go!

[@theguitargod12]

I almost ate shit on that drop at 0:17. Looks so sketchy but if you have the speed you can clear it easily enough. My bike saved my ass that day.

[@natehills9388]

Proper send!

[@majo-ty3qq]

James turned to 11 on this one!

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

Epic riding dude! The trail has some awesome flow! What ascent/descent times were you guys hitting for Spinal Tap? Keep doing what you!

[@natehills9388]

It's a 10 minute shuttle. I don't time descents when I am filming. We aren't racing, just having fun.

[@Dan_Kornfeld]

@@natehills9388 - Very cool. I’m on the tail end of recovering from an enduro crash, so having a shuttle up will definitely save me some bodily wear and tear. Cheers!

[@EverydayMTB09]

So sick… rode this blind and loved all of it, but wish I watched your video first… also, what kind of VOODOO is your GoPro pulling with that Wolverine-self healing business???

[@Trumpisdumb]

Killer music!

[@jcar2412]

Fav Trail in itah

[@natehills9388]

Definitely towards the top of the list!

[@henfish7108]

Hey there! sick video you guys rip ! I just started making videos. what are you go pro settings? in particular curious what Field of view option you have ? thanks.

[@5kidmonty]

5:48 harsh

[@scottfast03]

😍😍 So fresh. James can huck off anything and make it look easy. 🐇🐇🐰

[@gregwebster8784]

Some heavy sections on that trail.

[@natehills9388]

Engaging.

[@Montblanc1986]

Sweet trail but it looks janky in it's own way! Send er!

[@akatz13]

Lima-a-ritas!

[@alhypo]

I want to go to there

[@joejoemtb8011]

Did you guys ride this blind or have you ridden this trail before? If blind, then you guys picked some amazing lines on the fly!

[@natehills9388]

This was first lap but we did hike around a bit to hit some of the bonus hucks.

[@ericthatcher]

Should rename this trail Spinal Snap! 😂

[@kschafer8221]

It looks like pretty high elevation. Does this trail close in the winter? I'm hoping to be in the area middle of next March and would love to ride it.

[@natehills9388]

This was my only time in the area. I would guess it takes on some snow in the winter.

[@coreymtb]

Holeshit that drop at 5:50. When it looks big on the GoPro, its big.

[@natehills9388]

Fun little send.