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Bangs Canyon 2.5

Bangs Canyon trail takes you from a staging area on the Little Park Road high above Grand Junction down to the Gunnnison River and back up to the Little Park Road a mile from where you started.  This is a solid 2.5 rated trail, but does not quite deserve a 3.0.  Nice scenery.

Bangs Canyon is a Special BLM Recreation Management Area that includes trails for both Jeeps and ATVs.  This track is one way to make a loop that covers much of the area.

Three named roads included in the loop are Tabeguache Trail, Windmill Road and Third Flats Road.  I believe the local Jeep Club calls this loop the Tabeguache - Windmill Loop, but I chose to use the name used by TrailDamage.com.

​This trail is easy enough to be run in either direction but we chose to do it counter-clockwise to get the roughest part out of the way.

​There is a GPS - gpx track at the bottom of the page.
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Windmill
The beginning of the trail is reminiscent of Moab, with ledges, sandy areas and painted trail markings.  There is even a playground of ledges that the BLM designates as an Open ATV Area.
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Painted trail markings
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Open ATV Area
Most of the obstacles that give the trail a 2.5 rating are on the western leg, although there is also an interesting rock at the top of the climb away from the river.
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Rocks
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Ledges
The road from the western leg down to the Gunnison has a lot of open area with great views of the Grand Junction area.
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Heading down to the Gunnison
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Gunnison River
You will pass by the extreme trail called Billings Canyon on your way out.

​Updated 2016.

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