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A Trail In Grand Junction You Have Never Ridden 

Nate Hills
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This one was all new to me. Windmill was completed last year and enables a 20+ mile "downcountry" style loop. Noah Sears and I started and ended at the Butterknife trailhead. After climbing the road to Bangs Canyon, you begin on a slickrock section that is very much like The Ribbon. After going way over 40mph and almost dying a few times, you are then rewarded with rolly polly singletrack for about an hour and a half, before ending at the Colorado River. If you get lucky on the climb back out, there will be a squad of cows emitting poop and causing a ruckus. Just the boost we needed to get us up the 2000ft climb, back to the car. We stopped for about 5 minutes total and the loop took us about three hours. Maybe 4000ft of elevation gain total? When my camera batteries die, I know it was a proper loop. #followcamfriday #MTB Grand Junction, Colorado. Stoked to be home for a minute. West slope, best slope.

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@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
Mesa county has some of the most epic trails I've ever riden, glad to call it my home!
@spacejunk8978
@spacejunk8978 3 года назад
Know where I can find some beginner trails? I have a bad knee and nowhere near the amount of conditioning needed for this haha.
@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
@@spacejunk8978 18 road bike trials out in fruita have some easy gravity fed rides that are great for all levels
@cruncher870
@cruncher870 3 года назад
There are some easy ones out at Lunch Loops that aren't too bad. But 18 RD does have more friendly ones I think.
@spacejunk8978
@spacejunk8978 3 года назад
Awesome. Thanks all!
@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
@@cruncher870 I've taken the wrong turn on lunch loops and had a pretty rough day haha but that was years ago long before I had any idea what I was doing
@tis_phil
@tis_phil 3 года назад
Cheers for sharing Nate! I just bought a place in Junction and moved to work for Rocky Mounts! Stop by RM next time you're in the GJ area! cant wait to be healthy to ride again! There's so many good trails on the WestSlope
@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
It's dope having rocky mounts here
@ruxtonnoble
@ruxtonnoble 3 года назад
I've been waiting for someone to make a video on this trail. Nice work! Oh, and I've definitely ridden this trail before. 😉
@RockLee-uf2fs
@RockLee-uf2fs 3 года назад
Cool to see grand junction getting some love IV lived here my whole life ! There is alot of good hiking trails with he monument close by and then the grand Mesa is only an hrs drive which is the world's biggest plateau!!
@chriscollins1378
@chriscollins1378 3 года назад
The ride up to windmill road is fuggin brutal but as you said so worth it.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Always worth the effort.
@ashtonmorley2184
@ashtonmorley2184 3 года назад
I need to make the journey to Grand Junction, too many good looking trails out there.
@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
Fruita is a mecca
@cruncher870
@cruncher870 3 года назад
The trails are great out here.
@SamClarkschannel
@SamClarkschannel 3 года назад
@@dillonventola408 It was cooler when 4,000 people weren't there lol
@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
@@SamClarkschannel true but I think the new rim trail will ease some of the congestion
@ark6959
@ark6959 3 года назад
So good! Put on a black armband for me. I just had to dump $60 worth of homebrew down the drain due to tainted conditions. First time in 15 years. Ugh! Thanks for the soothing single track to ease my pain. Cheers Nate!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
The struggle is real. I will pour one out for you.
@eugenespreutels8305
@eugenespreutels8305 3 года назад
Sweet! Ride em up, move em out. I'm a rancher so looks familiar too me. Lol! That trail looked amazing, always impressed how people find these trails out in a bunch of boulders and scrub brush and turn them into bad ass trails. Love watching Noah ride, so smooth always standing up. Happy Easter!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Cows make the best trails, ha ha
@charlesbisbee3014
@charlesbisbee3014 3 года назад
This trail is an adventure! Pretty substantial effort to get yourself in and out of the Windmill Trail itself but man it’s a riot while you are on it! Definitely a trail that made me want a 120mm downcountry bike!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Probably faster on a gravel bike, lol
@bradreed625
@bradreed625 3 года назад
Now I have to ride this. Now I know what my weekend is going to look like
@petedog9581
@petedog9581 3 года назад
Had the same "traffic jam" on the Kokopeli Loops. Tried to chase them off the trail for about 1/4 mile dodging land mines as they dropped 'em. Been too long since a ride with Noah. Smooth as ever. Fezarri gonna get slapped with a lawsuit for stealing that Yeti blue.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Noah has the cleanest and smoothest style of all of my talented friends. Always a pleasure riding his wheel.
@mattbare2803
@mattbare2803 3 года назад
Great video as always. Love that kind of scenery and terrain
@nateums
@nateums 3 года назад
Gonna check this out. So happy to finally be in the area…. The trails here are world class
@mrvwbug4423
@mrvwbug4423 3 года назад
Awesome trail, definitely need to ride that next time I visit GJ, that 4x4 trail looks like it would be fun too
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Honestly, I enjoyed the slickrock jeep road the most. You could go 50mph if you knew the lines.
@jack9458
@jack9458 3 года назад
My gosh! Look at that blue sky!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Looking down into the Grand Valley is surreal.
@dillonventola408
@dillonventola408 3 года назад
The grand valley is one of the most incredible places in the world
@TheJaxsonjack
@TheJaxsonjack 3 года назад
Damn. You guys can climb, too! Excellent content as always!
@8664antonio
@8664antonio 3 года назад
so playful, simply ingenious.💫
@paulbrinker482
@paulbrinker482 2 года назад
Awesome trail!! your shadow riding next to you on a couple stretches was amazing!!! Love the western slope!
@ethanschuknecht3175
@ethanschuknecht3175 3 года назад
I might need to ride this trail this weekend, awesome video!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
You should!
@braxtona.4575
@braxtona.4575 3 года назад
Stoked on this trail, it's a bit of an adventure getting there but it is worth it!
@michaelbisignani2136
@michaelbisignani2136 3 года назад
Is it shuttle-able up the access road? Or earn your turns pedal-up?
@rahkinrah1963
@rahkinrah1963 3 года назад
Thank you Nate. I live near Paonia. I ride in the Westwater/ Loma/ Fruita/ Junction areas a bunch. Done so for years. You didn't say where this is. I'm calling my bike shop tomorrow and hopefully getting "the skinny" on this.
@noahsears6651
@noahsears6651 3 года назад
It’s in GJ, above the Lunch Loops system. Near Butterknife.
@perrybrown7650
@perrybrown7650 3 года назад
The (fairly) hellish climb out will certainly keep the squares off the trail.
@evabraun7661
@evabraun7661 3 года назад
Awesome ride!!!!
@jasonerskine8316
@jasonerskine8316 3 года назад
WOW Nate!! Great trail and super cool views/riding. Looks like you got some cow slop to clean out of the knobs on your tires.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Poop conditions the rubber nicely. I prefer to leave it in there.
@okiecalvin64
@okiecalvin64 3 года назад
Where we ride they allow horses, their shit does not condition the rubber, it slings up either in your face or on your back 💩 🤬
@ericchacos1442
@ericchacos1442 3 года назад
@@okiecalvin64 That's why we say 'smile with your mouth closed' on cow trails
@ronanderson5736
@ronanderson5736 Год назад
That looks an awesome trail! Great job Nate and Noah!😎😎🍺🍺
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 Год назад
Thanks!!
@ronanderson5736
@ronanderson5736 Год назад
@@natehills9388 you’re welcome! Keep up the great work Nate!
@bubbagump150
@bubbagump150 3 года назад
Used to ride my dirtbike over much of that, but probably closed to moto now. Some great terrain right near town. I lived on little park road, a bit higher on the hill. Miss gj for sure!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Windmill and Butterknife are open for moto. Get some.
@bubbagump150
@bubbagump150 3 года назад
@@natehills9388 Wish I could Nate, live at least 2 days drive away. Enjoy watching you own those local trails though. So many newly built since I moved. Those trails are quite a bit more difficult than you make them appear! 💪
@BikeLifewithRob
@BikeLifewithRob 3 года назад
Looks epic!!
@Surfratglass
@Surfratglass 3 года назад
Looking forward to it! The only E bike legal trail in the area
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Check out Butterknife too.
@rahkinrah1963
@rahkinrah1963 3 года назад
NO e-bikes!!!
@amatureAdamsedits
@amatureAdamsedits 3 года назад
That’s my type of trail. Wide open fast slab into technical fun.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Bit of everything on this one.
@rodrigobasualto5150
@rodrigobasualto5150 3 года назад
Nice trail!! Cowboys!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
This is true Colorado.
@johnglynn7795
@johnglynn7795 3 года назад
Hello Nate, enjoyed the video and scenic footage. Never had an opportunity to ride in CO. Your drone aerials would have been spectacular! Its time for a pair of YETI blue / black gloves brother! Happy Easter man. Blue skies here in AZ.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
More drone action coming soon.
@vmxd
@vmxd 3 года назад
nice and flowy !
@queensarah40
@queensarah40 3 года назад
i always wondered if some of the trails for bikes are hikeable …guess i need to find out. Maybe start recording my hikes and upload them.. thank for you content. Gave me some great ideas!
@rustonpaiva1493
@rustonpaiva1493 3 года назад
O barulho do K7 tá igual um grilo, muito top!!! 👏👏👏🚵💨💨💨
@noahmacomber5970
@noahmacomber5970 3 года назад
I was just at bangs canyon in the play area with my truck last night... I didn't know you stay in the west slope
@erikk.2435
@erikk.2435 3 года назад
Gonna have to find this trail!
@agrxdrowflow958
@agrxdrowflow958 3 года назад
Tabeguache.
@ewucrew2
@ewucrew2 3 года назад
Well done.
@christiansoleta7556
@christiansoleta7556 3 года назад
Need to ride this next time I visit family in GJ
@jamiemcdonald564
@jamiemcdonald564 3 года назад
so sick dude
@ronsanderson99
@ronsanderson99 3 года назад
Now that’s my kinda trail!
@petedog9581
@petedog9581 3 года назад
Reminds me of the Telegraph Trail system right in Durango proper, almost more than other GJ /Fruita trails. High desert is cool riding.
@mc540flip
@mc540flip 3 года назад
I was pretty content with a gravel grind tomorrow, but now I want some chunk!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
You could ride a gravel bike on this.
@mc540flip
@mc540flip 3 года назад
@@natehills9388 true, a lot of it was pretty flowy. More fun on the full squish though!
@luckyduckymtb9218
@luckyduckymtb9218 3 года назад
Hey Nate or you friends with brad I love watching your Videos I have a signed mud guard from you keep up the great work!🤟
@juanitarojas2185
@juanitarojas2185 3 года назад
My hometown💗
@RockLee-uf2fs
@RockLee-uf2fs 3 года назад
Same!
@juanitarojas2185
@juanitarojas2185 3 года назад
Im from fruita
@RockLee-uf2fs
@RockLee-uf2fs 3 года назад
Oh nice
@juanitarojas2185
@juanitarojas2185 3 года назад
@@RockLee-uf2fs grand junction is growing fast😢
@anotherknocker6968
@anotherknocker6968 3 года назад
Same
@Froff
@Froff 3 года назад
I wish Australia had trails like this, we are close but not quite there yet!
@calebw707
@calebw707 3 года назад
Is mtbing big there? Or what other extreme sports are big there?
@SamSeibold
@SamSeibold 3 года назад
Love my backyard
@agrxdrowflow958
@agrxdrowflow958 3 года назад
Tabeguache. Grew up right there, where it hits the Gunnison.
@mtbingadventures1551
@mtbingadventures1551 3 года назад
Can you start doing more videos? Maybe Mayhem Mondays or something? I like the trails you ride.
@RobotB303
@RobotB303 3 года назад
Actually, I have ridden that trail.
@Montblanc1986
@Montblanc1986 3 года назад
Looking sharp! Next time rope me a steer yeeeehawww
@spaghettijedi2607
@spaghettijedi2607 2 года назад
I just rode that in the opposite direction on a dirtbike... bravo for pedaling it! also, how many breaks did you take? I think I took 5 because of some mechanical issues, but my body was definitely thankful for those...
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 2 года назад
We didn't stop. haha
@mtbguides_Rich
@mtbguides_Rich 3 года назад
Class as usual, love the turd cutter 😂
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Slicing them off.
@Eltoca21
@Eltoca21 3 года назад
Wow. Awesome. Just curious... where do you find out about the rides you go on (other than word of mouth)? Is there a device you use to navigate along the trail so you don't get lost?
@petedog9581
@petedog9581 3 года назад
Trailforks bro.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
I don’t really use navigation apps but trail forks and Strada are popular. Most trails aren’t very hard to follow once you find the start.I don’t think this one is on the navigation apps yet.
@kenkorthauer8747
@kenkorthauer8747 3 года назад
Another super video! I see you flying your drone on a lot of the movies. Do you get special permission or is there a problem flying the drone in these areas? I have a Skydio 2 drone also and plan on going to grand Junction , Fruita and Moab in May
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Always check the local regulations before you fly your drone.
@user-ny6rb3ew4s
@user-ny6rb3ew4s 3 года назад
❤️❤️
@dft1
@dft1 3 года назад
Curious, where does the 4000 come from? trail is 2000 on trailforks, did you ride other stuff?
@okiecalvin64
@okiecalvin64 3 года назад
You heading to the Palisade Plunge once it opens? Looks like its going to be a beauty!
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Hope so. I have heard mixed reviews so far. Fingers crossed.
@RockLee-uf2fs
@RockLee-uf2fs 3 года назад
The palisade rim is pretty sick too
@chaseclibon7320
@chaseclibon7320 3 года назад
1:16 Rip rim 😂
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Took it like a champ.
@logankurtz9150
@logankurtz9150 3 года назад
You’re not coming with us 😂😂
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
That squad was with us for 10 minutes, lol
@ColoradoDashCam
@ColoradoDashCam 3 года назад
Looks rad minus the massive climb at the end! Wondering if there's any way to park near the bottom and do all the climbing to start...
@briancrist6388
@briancrist6388 3 года назад
No not really. Its actually a loop that goes down the hill, all the way to the river and back up. It looks like they edited out climbing back out of it, it ends at the bottom near river
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
I don't generally include 40 minute dirt road climbs in my videos ;) Watching paint dry.
@petermaloof3113
@petermaloof3113 3 года назад
@Nate Hills if it took you 40mins to climb out, that’s at least an hour for us mere mortals
@knordberg
@knordberg 3 года назад
Brrrrappppp!
@cellphonenut
@cellphonenut 3 года назад
Still a little chilly in Colorado
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
It was over 80 yesterday;)
@rahkinrah1963
@rahkinrah1963 3 года назад
When I lived in Vail I rode all winter. Now I live in Paonia. This winter I rode in the Dominguez Escalante Conservation Area 1-2 times per week. We had a mild winter.
@isseiyokomizo9320
@isseiyokomizo9320 2 года назад
how can i get there?? can i drive all the way up to windmill trail starts or do i need to park Bangs canyon TH or somewhere else?
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 2 года назад
We started at Bangs and rode up the pavement.
@igorrahzel7757
@igorrahzel7757 3 года назад
Hey Nate, nice video man(as always)! My dad is wondering which Yeti you are riding in this video. Can you help him out?
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Riding my 130lr here.
@igorrahzel7757
@igorrahzel7757 3 года назад
@@natehills9388 thanks!
@michaela_elise
@michaela_elise 3 года назад
That looks like the jeep trail at bangs canyon trail head
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Correct. That is where the fun begins.
@michaela_elise
@michaela_elise 3 года назад
@@natehills9388 oh man. I gotta ride that before I move.
@SeanKWhite-lk5zf
@SeanKWhite-lk5zf 3 года назад
My hands got cold just watching
@nolanvanharte3004
@nolanvanharte3004 3 года назад
Rode it last fall
@taylorklein2378
@taylorklein2378 3 года назад
Hi Nate, love your videos! What's the name of the road you climbed back out on?
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
I am not sure what it is called. It is the same way you would climb out of Butterknife.
@SuperTrophycase
@SuperTrophycase 3 года назад
Third Flats Road....and no it’s not a “Road”. Much respect to ride this entire loop, I’d need a lift back to the parking lot from the bottom of the dirt elevator.
@taylorklein2378
@taylorklein2378 3 года назад
@@SuperTrophycase I rode this yesterday! And yes, a lift to the trailhead and from the river back to the car would've been appreciated!
@taylorklein2378
@taylorklein2378 3 года назад
@@natehills9388 thank you! This was a killer ride, but definitely has an entrance fee!
@DanielDunn
@DanielDunn 3 года назад
Is Noah wearing a pack?! Oh the horror...
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Yeah, this is a proper loop. 3 hour rules in effect.
@joaquin7669
@joaquin7669 3 года назад
😎😎😎😎😎
@giffcutler7825
@giffcutler7825 3 года назад
thanks -- and no I have not !
@toddborstad504
@toddborstad504 3 года назад
Okay so whats the name of this trail?
@MountainBikingTrips
@MountainBikingTrips 3 года назад
What was your max. speed?
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Not sure. Maybe 35ish?
@michaela_elise
@michaela_elise 3 года назад
I live in GJ
@kamdotjpeg
@kamdotjpeg 3 года назад
hey i live here lol
@ddave1234
@ddave1234 3 года назад
What bike did you use?
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
I was riding my 130lr here.
@williamkinzel3635
@williamkinzel3635 3 года назад
rad looks fun. st george is so fun.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Saint George is fun. This is in Grand Junction Colorado.
@williamkinzel3635
@williamkinzel3635 3 года назад
@@natehills9388 lol ha. I was wondering... didn’t look familiar although windmill is in hurricane. Was wondering how u found that river!
@ticklefritz5406
@ticklefritz5406 3 года назад
How rude would it be to ride up Windmill?
@andrewnolan5086
@andrewnolan5086 3 года назад
Great trail but it’s a long slog outta there.
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Nothing worth doing is easy.
@Pedroforpresident2024
@Pedroforpresident2024 3 года назад
Wait so you have to ride up the mountain just to ride back down while hoping not to drive off the side of a cliff? Oh, hell no that's what Uber is for.
@gauravhardas1433
@gauravhardas1433 3 года назад
Why don't you put 'Drone shots' in your recent videos?
@natehills9388
@natehills9388 3 года назад
Don't worry, more drone coming.
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