This 143 mile trail from Montrose to Grand Junction was put together by the COPMOBA (Colorado Plateu Mountain Bike Trail Association) in 1990. Its name comes from the Uncompaghre Plateu and runs from Grand Junction to Montrose. It is one of the three legs of the Grand Loop, a large triangle formed also by the Kokopelli and Paradox trails.
COPMOBA has printed versions of this map. Help out this great organization:
Colorada Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, Inc.
PO Box 4602, Grand Junction, CO 81502
(970) 249-8055
Get a detailed description of the Tabeguache trail from the BLM website.
Simon S rode the trail in 2010 and did a nice write up on MTBR as well as put out this great overview of the ride:
(original found here)
Here is COPMOBA's text from their no-longer existant Tabeguache site:
For centuries before the arrival of Europeans, the area that is now western Colorado was inhibited by native peoples. These people called themselves "Nunt'z". We call them Utes.
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The Utes were nomadic, moving from camp to camp to exploit nearby food sources. They were some of the first Native Americans to acquire the horse, and become superb horsemen. The Tabeguache Utes inhibited the Uncompahgre Plateau..
The modern spelling is from a word coined by the explorer Escalante in 1776. The meaning of Tabeguache is "place where the snow melts first". The Tabeguache Utes were removed from the Uncompahgre Plateau by the United States Government in 1881 to a reservation in Northeast Utah.
Evidence of mans presence on the Uncompahgre Plateau dates back over 10,000 years. Over the last 100 years, the Uncompahgre Plateau has been the scene of vast cattle grazing, sheepherding, mining & lumber ventures. The landscape is dotted with evidence of these past and present uses. Help preserve historic and prehistoric resources by not disturbing them.
COPMOBA is grateful to the USFS, BLM, and dozens of hard-working volunteers who created the Tabeguache Trail across this magnificent landscape.
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