#5 Slickrock - Moab, Utah

As time goes on and team Goathead takes more road trips, I'm guessing some of the trails in the top ten will get bounced from the list. In fact, trails like Dakota 5-0 and Three Sisters have a pretty precarious hold on their spot at the moment. I have a feeling one, two or possibly three of them might get replaced this July.
However, the trails in the top five can sleep easy, knowing that they are securely entrenched in their spot. These are trails that have either proven themselves over and over again, or they have left such a lasting mark on the collective memory of the Goatheads, that the sheer mention of them evokes primal urges that originate in the loins.
#5 is such a trail. It really needs no introduction. Bikers have made pilgrimages to Slickrock for decades, and few have left unsatisfied. Over and over again I was told "it can't be described, you have to experience it". Now that I have, that's really all I can say about it as well. The physical geography is like no other place on the planet. I'm pretty sure God created it with mountain bikers, 4x4 junkies and Mars astronauts in mind. It challenges the rider mentally and physically, while at the same time rewarding the rider with an endless, sandstone roller coaster......Behold, Slickrock!