Bike the Swell Lamar Guymon Memorial Mtn. Bike Festival
May 1-2-3,2026
ITINERARY
HELMETS REQUIRED ON ALL RIDES
Dogs welcome at gatherings but please, not on rides.
Friday – May 1
Saturday – May 2
MID-RIDE TREATS PROVIDED BY FORBIDDEN FRUIT!
Sunday – May 4
Then head home with a wonderfully stiff and sore body and a head full of beautiful memories and happy thoughts!
- 10:00 a.m. TRAIL WORK – meet at Cup of Joes, then drive out to the work site. Lunch provided by Stewarts.
- 1:00 p.m. REGISTRATION begins at Buckhorn RV Resort; 570 N 200 W; Huntington, Utah
- Check in - Collect your swag bag – FULL of incredible gifts - Get your good-looking festival T-shirt
- Meet and visit with your welcoming MECCA friends; ask questions; look at maps; etc.
- Sign up for your Saturday ride
- Put your name in for the prize drawing for HUGE prizes – including new bikes from Altitude Cycle.
- 3:00 p.m. WARM UP RIDE – Ride will leave PROMPTLY at 3:00. -Around Huntington Reservoir – Easy ride, just over 3 miles on mostly paved trail.
- 4:00 p.m. – Altitude Cycle strider bike races for kids ages 1-4 years on strider bikes only - Great prizes!
- 1:00-7:30 p.m. – REGISTRATION CONTINUES. Hang out, at the resort - enjoy some music, play some lawn games, or even take your own little bike ride around town. –ALSO BAKE SALE fundraiser for Carbon Composite Mtn Bike Team
- 6:00 p.m. – DINNER! Catered by “Ponderosa Grill”
- 7:00 p.m. – GAMES; PRIZE DRAWING AND PROGRAM – Resort group site. Those who pre-registered do not need to be present to win – but it’s WAY more fun if you can be there!
Saturday – May 2
- 8:00-9:30 a.m. – REGISTRATION CONTINUES + BREAKFAST at Buckhorn RV Resort. Delicious breakfast burritos from Lamy’s and coffee from Cup of Joes.
- 9:30 a.m. – Bring your lunch, water, bike, helmet, gloves, sunglasses, sunscreen and energy - line up and convoy out to your choice of one of our four rides.
MID-RIDE TREATS PROVIDED BY FORBIDDEN FRUIT!
- BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE - Red Seeps/Grotto Must be on a gravel bike or e-bike. 27 miles/rolling hills, gorgeous desert terrain with a short hike into the unusual moist, beautiful Grotto. May see wild flowers, antelope, or a coyote!
- BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE - Spirit Railroad - Never-completed railroad – grade was built in 1882. See dugouts where the workers lived, petroglyphs, antelope, wild flowers – and lots of history. Drive about 10 miles into the desert & ride 15 miles on the grade in dirt.
- INTERMEDIATE/Advanced - Swell Retreat - Professionally designed mtn bike route – 6 mile loop – will be added to the NICA – high school mtn bike race courses in 2027.
- ADVANCED = Littles Creek - West of Joe’s Valley Reservoir. Banked curves, gorgeous views!
- 4:00 p.m. – After your day on the trail, hit the lawn at the Buckhorn Resort for a bike skills lesson, more music,
- 5:00 p.m. – Yummy, all-you-can-eat DINNER catered by Gettin' Our Smoke On right there at the group site.
Sunday – May 4
- 8:00-9:30 a.m. - Meet up at the Buckhorn Resort with coffee & breakfast from Cup of Joes and Fatty’s
- 9:30 a.m. – END OF FESTIVAL – BUT Bring your snacks, water, bike, helmet, gloves, spare tubes, sunglasses, sunscreen and energy - head out to ride on your own. MECCA folks will help you find the perfect ride for you.
- Suggestions: Our signature GOOD WATER RIM TRAIL (Intermediate) – Beautiful views along the entire 16 miles - BEST ride in Utah!
- If you are headed north, you may want to stop in Price and ride WOODHILL Trail System (Intermediate) Located on the plateaus overlooking the town of Price. Lots of fun single-track trails. The beginning of the trail system is flat; easy for even young kids to tackle.
- Suggestions: Our signature GOOD WATER RIM TRAIL (Intermediate) – Beautiful views along the entire 16 miles - BEST ride in Utah!
Then head home with a wonderfully stiff and sore body and a head full of beautiful memories and happy thoughts!