Best of Moab: Trails

David

Dec 18, 2020

Get the list going folks!

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Dec 18, 2020

Apples491
Moderate 4-5 - 4x4 and low gear required

- Fins and Things - Quintessential Moab trail. The Fins are sandstone slickrock that have eroded into steep climbs and drops. The Things are sandy trails with some small ledges and a little bit of canyon driving. This trail is in the Sand Flats OHV area and requires a day or overnight pass. 4x4 is required and you'll want low gear for the fins. There are some views at the tops of the fins but this trail is more about experiencing the landscape than looking at it.
- Hells Revenge - Also in Sand Flats and very similar terrain to Fins. The climbs and drops are way steeper. Imagine driving up a hill and only being able to see sky until you got to the top. Or driving down a hill so steep that you feel the weight come off your rear suspension. That uncertainty freaks some people out. This is a blue trail if you bypass Hells Revenge and the Escalator. Both are dark red obstacles.
Jax Trax - Bounce around on top of a mesa. This trail is very rocky in spots and tippy in a few as well. There's a mix of sandy trails, rocky trails and slickrock. There are ledges to climb over and down. There are bypasses for most but not all of the larger obstacles. This trail uses old mining roads and there are a multitude of wrong turns to be had. Bring a GPS.
- 7 Mile Rim - This trail has a bit of everything; rocks, ledges, shelf road, tippy sections. Lunch can be had between Merrimac and Monitor Buttes and Uranium Arch is along the way.
- Dome Plateau - Another Mesa top trail. This trail starts ricky, turns sandy (baja, anyone?) and goes back to rocky. The trail is well marked with "DP" signs throughout. There is an arch, a cave with rock art, and mining ruins to explore along the way. A large amount of this trail has no shade; bring lots of water or your own shade with you.
- Elephant Hill - This is a dark blue trail in the Needles district of Canyonlands. You get to experience Elephant Hill immediately upon setting off. It's a narrow rocky hill that is actually two directional even though that's actual impossible to do at the same time. As soon as you go up you get to go down the other side. The inside hill is characterized by several switchbacks. They are too narrow for even the smallest truck to make the turn so you end up having to reverse down one section of the switchback. Once down the hill, the trail is much more mild as you drive through a series of box canyons. There are overlooks and rock art a plenty. The trail makes a big loop and you get to exit via Elephant Hill, complete with reversing up the same switchback.

I have done Fins and Things and some of Hells Revenge, both are great!!

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the poacher, SScarolina

Dec 18, 2020

Apples491
Top of the World - THE BEST VIEW IN MOAB

Very interested in this one. Escalator looks like a fun challenge too.

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Bronc96, Cooppierce

Dec 18, 2020

Apples491
TOTW. It was a moody day but oh well.

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Awesome pic, do you have an awning on your rig?

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Dec 18, 2020

Apples491
I sold that truck a couple months ago (come on Bronco!!) but the awning was a Rhino Rack Batwing 270° awning.

Do you like the batwing style? I've always thought the 270s look pretty cool but I wasn't sure about setup and weight.

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Dec 18, 2020

Apples491
That one wasn't much heavier than the CVT standard awning I had before it. The brackets that come with it are more than up to the task of holding it. If you've ever set up a normal awning before, it's a PITA. You either need a second set of hands or you have to juggle multiple poles to get it setup. It's hard enough that most of the time I didn't bother pulling it out at a lunch stop because it was more trouble than it was worth for 30 minutes of shade.

The Batwing pulls out on a single pivot point and supports its own weight. So you can open by yourself and swing it around. Then it's just pulling down the legs to support it.

Batwing Setup

Yeah, I see what you mean. That is really nice. How much does a decent breeze effect it when you are setting it up? Reasonably stable or does it want to flip up at the pivot point?

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David

Dec 23, 2020

Buy a guide book & expect to need to return regularly.

Bronc96

Dec 24, 2020

Hells Revenge, naturally :cool:

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Dec 24, 2020

Cooppierce
Hells Revenge, naturally :cool:
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It will be good to see you in a Bronco!!

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Cooppierce, Bronc96

Dec 26, 2020

bdawson24
It will be good to see you in a Bronco!!

I’m stoked for it too haha

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bdawson24, Deano Bronc

Jan 29, 2021

#10

Here's the list I'm working on. I found many of these trails on Jeep the USA. They have detailed trail descriptions as well as gpx files. I give them credit for the names and difficulty ratings (which I converted to 10 point scale) of many of the trails listed below, but I don't want to steal their descriptions and photos, so I encourage you to go to their site for that. I also found some of the trails on On-X-Offroad, which also has pretty good descriptions. I'll update this list with any other trails that I see in this thread, so post them up. Also let me know if you think any of these difficulty ratings or trail lengths should be adjusted. If you do a write-up in Trails & Trips I'll link to it from this table.

Trail Name	Difficulty Rating	Trail Length
Hanging Flume	1	13
Deep Creek	2	27
Looking Glass Road to Anticline Overlook	2	51
Potash Road, Shafer Switchbacks	2	18
Sand Flats Road	2	18
Spring Canyon Point	2	15
Bartlett Wash Road	2	9
Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon	2	43
Buckhorn Draw to Wedge Overlook	2	38
Geyser Pass	2	25
Hurrah Pass	2	21
La Sal Pass	2	18
Mineral Point	2	12
Panorama Point	2	21
Reds Canyon	2	47
Road to Hite	2	30
Crystal Geyser	3	24
Deadman Point	3	17
Deadman Springs	3	2
Dellenbaugh Tunnel, Secret Spire	3	5
Picture Frame Arch	3	13
Secret Spire	3	20
Thompson Canyon, Polar Mesa	3	28
Beef Basin	3	94
Lockhart Canyon	3	41
Tower Arch	3	14
Tusher Tunnel	3	4
4 Arches Canyon	4	3
Bull Canyon, Day Canyon	4	5
Cameo Cliffs to Wilson Arch	4	17
Chicken Corners	4	5
Colorado River Overlook	4	7
Day Canyon Point	4	6
Dolores River Overlook	4	25
Gemini Bridges	4	13
Gemini Bridges From Below	4	7
Lathrop Canyon	4	4
Long Canyon	4	8
Onion Creek	4	27
Rainbow Terrace	4	11
Rimrocker Trail West	4	23
Secret Spire PLUS	4	39
Shafer Trail	4	18
Spring Canyon Bottom	4	16
White Rim	4	91
Behind the Reef	4	24
Flint Trail	4	44
Hidden Canyon	4	10
Poison Spring Canyon	4	42
Willow Springs Road	4	7
3D PLUS	5	25
Copper Ridge	5	26
Dome Plateau	5	38
Jackson Hole	5	8
Jax Trax	5	15
La Sal Mountains	5	50
Canyonlands Overlook	5	12
Courthouse Rock	5	10
Fallen Peace Officer Trail	5	12
Hidden Canyon Overlook	5	6
Pickle, Mashed Potatoes	5	7
Swasey Cabin	5	17
White Wash Dunes	5	12

MrJimbo, Bronco_Girl

Jan 29, 2021

#11

Second half of the list:

Trail Name	Difficulty Rating	Trail Length
7 Mile Rim	6	20
Boxcar Kamikaze	6	68
Cameo Cliffs Red's Route	6	16
Elephant Hill	6	14
Fins and Things	6	12
Hell Roaring Rim	6	18
Hey Joe Canyon	6	9
Klondike Bluffs-Tower Arch	6	16
Porcupine Rim	6	3
Devil’s Racetrack	6	38
Behind the Rocks Tiptoe	7	15
Dry Mesa	7	13
Hells Revenge	7	8
Kokopelli's Trail	7	61
Land of Standing Rocks, Doll House	7	21
Lockhart Basin	7	37
Mashed Potatoes	7	6
Poison Spider	7	13
Strike Ravine	7	12
Tenmile Wash	7	15
Top of the World	7	11
Steel Bender Loop Route	7	8
Flat Iron Mesa	8	16
Kamikaze	8	2
Kane Creek	8	13
Metal Masher	8	17
Rose Garden Hill	8	20
Where Eagles Dare	8	2
Wipeout Hill	8	6
Bartlett Overlook	8	6
Box Car Loop	8	19
Steel Bender Flat Pass Route	8	5
Behind The Rocks	9	14
Cliffhanger	9	4
Gold Bar Rim	9	4
Golden Spike	9	7
Moab Rim	9	6
Rusty Nail	9	2
Steel Bender	9	17
Pritchett Canyon	10	9
Area BFE (Private OHV park, free!)	NR	5

Deano Bronc, Bronco_Girl

Feb 18, 2021

#12

Arches National Park also has a legit 4x4 trail. I naively assumed that the warnings on the park brochure map and signs were just the result of inexperienced beurocrats being overly cautious, and that any stock 4x4 could handle it, but I only made it half a mile. The wet sand from the recent rain didn't help. I will return with some bigger tires and conquer it next time.

72BroncoSport, Bronco_Girl

Feb 18, 2021

#13

TorgSurv
Arches National Park also has a legit 4x4 trail. I naively assumed that the warnings on the park brochure map and signs were just the result of inexperienced beurocrats being overly cautious, and that any stock 4x4 could handle it, but I only made it half a mile. The wet sand from the recent rain didn't help. I will return with some bigger tires and conquer it next time.
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Man I looked that up and it is no joke!

Bronc96, TorgSurv

Mar 02, 2021

#14

My favorite trail in Moab?? Poison Spider Mesa! It has a bit of everything. Challenging waterfalls, walk out to an arch overlooking the Colorado River, high speed whoops, switch backs, a couple overlooks of Moab, sand, fins, a nice V-notch challenge. It's listed as a higher level difficult trail on most guidebooks but it's doable in a moderately upgraded Gen 1 Bronco. It will be no problem for 'Squatched new Bronco. Full size Gen 2-5 Broncos may find it a bit more difficult at a couple of tight spots.

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Luntz, KatelynnJ

Apr 14, 2021

#15

Hitting Moab on my way to the Raptor Assault this weekend. Would love to do the Off-Rodeo there.

JoergH, Deano Bronc

Apr 14, 2021

#16

TorgSurv
Here's the list I'm working on. I found many of these trails on Jeep the USA. They have detailed trail descriptions as well as gpx files. I give them credit for the names and difficulty ratings (which I converted to 10 point scale) of many of the trails listed below, but I don't want to steal their descriptions and photos, so I encourage you to go to their site for that. I also found some of the trails on On-X-Offroad, which also has pretty good descriptions. I'll update this list with any other trails that I see in this thread, so post them up. Also let me know if you think any of these difficulty ratings or trail lengths should be adjusted. If you do a write-up in Trails & Trips I'll link to it from this table.

Trail Name
Difficulty Rating
Trail Length
Hanging Flume
1
13
Deep Creek
2
27
Looking Glass Road to Anticline Overlook
2
51
Potash Road, Shafer Switchbacks
2
18
Sand Flats Road
2
18
Spring Canyon Point
2
15
Bartlett Wash Road
2
9
Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon
2
43
Buckhorn Draw to Wedge Overlook
2
38
Geyser Pass
2
25
Hurrah Pass
2
21
La Sal Pass
2
18
Mineral Point
2
12
Panorama Point
2
21
Reds Canyon
2
47
Road to Hite
2
30
Crystal Geyser
3
24
Deadman Point
3
17
Deadman Springs
3
2
Dellenbaugh Tunnel, Secret Spire
3
5
Picture Frame Arch
3
13
Secret Spire
3
20
Thompson Canyon, Polar Mesa
3
28
Beef Basin
3
94
Lockhart Canyon
3
41
Tower Arch
3
14
Tusher Tunnel
3
4
4 Arches Canyon
4
3
Bull Canyon, Day Canyon
4
5
Cameo Cliffs to Wilson Arch
4
17
Chicken Corners
4
5
Colorado River Overlook
4
7
Day Canyon Point
4
6
Dolores River Overlook
4
25
Gemini Bridges
4
13
Gemini Bridges From Below
4
7
Lathrop Canyon
4
4
Long Canyon
4
8
Onion Creek
4
27
Rainbow Terrace
4
11
Rimrocker Trail West
4
23
Secret Spire PLUS
4
39
Shafer Trail
4
18
Spring Canyon Bottom
4
16
White Rim
4
91
Behind the Reef
4
24
Flint Trail
4
44
Hidden Canyon
4
10
Poison Spring Canyon
4
42
Willow Springs Road
4
7
3D PLUS
5
25
Copper Ridge
5
26
Dome Plateau
5
38
Jackson Hole
5
8
Jax Trax
5
15
La Sal Mountains
5
50
Canyonlands Overlook
5
12
Courthouse Rock
5
10
Fallen Peace Officer Trail
5
12
Hidden Canyon Overlook
5
6
Pickle, Mashed Potatoes
5
7
Swasey Cabin
5
17
White Wash Dunes
5
12

Maybe I am missing it...what state(s)?

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Apr 14, 2021

#17

Soupcook
Maybe I am missing it...what state(s)?

All the trails listed are in or near Moab Utah.

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TorgSurv

Apr 15, 2021

#18

gibsBRonCO
All the trails listed are in or near Moab Utah.

Thanks...about 2,000 miles away :mad:

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Apr 15, 2021

#19

Soupcook
Thanks...about 2,000 miles away :mad:

Just move to Moab. That's what I'm going to do.

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