Little Creek Mesa

UtahMountainBiking.com, good job on this one. We did the West Mesa/Magic Carpet Ride 9.5 mile loop. First two miles were easy and last two were easy. In between challenging with the terrain and route finding. Gooseberry, if marked like this one, would be much more difficult. This trail features great views on the rim and great slickrock (with plenty of accessory gymnastics available). We did the 9.5 in three hours including a good look at some mesa top ruins. I'll not tell you where they are in case you are a marauder. Oh you're not if you are out here. OK, at about 8.7 mi. (when you hit the double track) go right instead of left. Some good stuff on your left in about 1/2 mile at the top. DO NOT DISTURB THESE RUINS! So about a 10 1/2 mile ride then. It was kind of cool cairn seeking and riding, but very difficult for the middle section of this ride. Overall, 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. The first turn off of the paved highway is 1/2 mile west of the Gooseberry turnoff, south instead of north. Gooseberry is still the quintessential.

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Addendum, Sep. 2, 2011
Went back to L. C. M. and rode Magic Carpet to North Point and back. It's marked "easiest" by utahmountainbiking.com. We didn't find it easier than the "easier" West Loop. Any way, that's not the point today. We met one of the trail builders (he and his bro' also did Gooseberry), Morgan. He showed us more old Indian stuff. It was neat stuff but I'm not telling. If you see "Trailbuilder" out here and he trusts you he may show you too. So it was like meeting the Pope without all of the gold. I'm trying to talk him into the "Grand Loop". 
Like it more coherent? Try "Epic Ride".
Oh yeah, one little beef with Utah Mountain Biking's description here: at mile 2.5 I'm sure that they mean "Fork L".