James C

Tough trail, incredible views, amazing photo op! Make no mistake, this trail will challenge a stock rig. That being said, if you’ve got a locker or two, a reasonable lift and decent tires, you can make it. Just go slow, pick your lines and be prepared touch a few times when you mess up. We had the amazing good fortune to meet up with a bunch of highly experienced rock crawlers and that made a big difference for our success rate. (Big shout out thank you to Shane & his Rushmore Rock Crawlers family!)

Great scenery combined with a little film history and potash evaporation ponds - what more could you want in a 4x4 trail?! This is another fun back road route up from Moab to Canyonlands NP or Dead Horse SP. Plus old movie buffs will recognize the wide portion of the trail where the movie Thelma and Louise filmed it’s last scene. A fun easy trail that was definitely easier and smoother than the 3 rating it currently has (but there are a few parts that could be impassable or very difficult in wet weather).

Wow - amazing incredible must-do trail with views views views but definitely not for the faint of heart! Almost entirely graded and well maintained with no concerns other than the side-of-cliff roadway. This trail is popular and because some parts are narrow and inhabited with less experienced drivers, you may find yourself backing up in places where you’d rather not. But all in all a definite can’t miss if you are visiting Canyonlands NP.

Fun trail that offers quick(er) access to Dead Horse and Canyonlands parks from Moab. Beautiful scenery, super cool rock tunnel, and an all-round easy trail. I ran the whole thing in 4H with no need for a locker. At the moment, this trail is easier than some 1-2s.

It’s a trail in Arches NP. :-D. Kind’ve hard to recommend this route, although Eye of the Whale is a cool arch and worth seeing. If I had to do it over again, though, I’d skip the north-south routing and come in from the south to do an out and back to the Eye. The vast majority of this trail is only marginally scenic and definitely delivers its medium-low rating with plenty of rocks, shelves, and generally tiresome bumps that go on and on without a lot of scenic reward. I accessed the northern entry via the more challenging Tower Arch trial and I should have gone back the way I came in (ie. out and back on Tower Arch). Nonetheless, as much as we were beat by the end of the day, we had fun and Eye was a really cool spot.

Sandy, rocky, gravel and hard pack 2H trail that offers a northern route into Arches NP. Not particularly scenic but gets you away from the crowds and into the Tower Arch area quickly from Hwy 70.

Definitely a medium-hard trail. Rocky hard packed, some sand. Shelves up to 12-18” that cannot be by-passed. Lockers (at least one) recommended. That being said, Moab Adventure Tours traverses this route regularly (we passed them twice), so the trail is challenging, but quickly passable with a good a line. Worth the effort for up close with Tower Arch and no crowds.