The best off-road and overland trails in Utah — honest guides with difficulty, length, season, and local know-how.
9 trail guides in Utah
A narrow sandstone shelf trail overlooking a 400-foot drop into Jackson Hole, endless stair-step ledges, and the only vehicle route onto Amasa Back mesa. Cliffhanger earns its name.
View TrailA permit-only backcountry classic in the Needles District. Steep slickrock, blind switchbacks, and the infamous back-up section. Here is everything you need to run it right.
View TrailThe honest guide to Golden Spike in Moab: how to get on it, every obstacle in order from Launch Pad to the Golden Crack to the Wall, the rig you actually need, permits, and the best season.
View TrailA straight guide to the Moab Rim Trail in Moab, Utah: the steep Kayenta slickrock climb, Devil's Crack, the Z-Turn, the rim view, season, and the rig you need.
View TrailThe complete guide to Hell's Revenge in Moab: the spine entrance, the slickrock main line, Hell's Gate and the extreme optional obstacles, Sand Flats fees, the rig you need, and best season.
View TrailThe complete guide to Poison Spider Mesa in Moab: Tie-Rod Flats, the Waterfall, the V-Notch, Little Arch, the rim overlook, the rig you need, and best season.
View TrailThe complete guide to Pritchett Canyon in Moab: the private gate fee, Rocker Knocker, Axle Hill, Rock Pile, Yellow Hill, the rig you actually need, and best season.
View TrailThe complete guide to Top of the World near Moab: the Entrada Bluffs approach, the ledge climb up Waring Mesa, the 3,000-foot cliff-edge view, rig needs, and best season.
View TrailA complete guide to Moab's Fins and Things 4x4 trail: difficulty, vehicle requirements, the slickrock fins, Sand Flats fees, airing down, and best seasons.
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