Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Duchesne, Utah

Scenic, relaxing route connecting Hwy 6 (near Soldier Summit) to Hwy 40 (near Duchesne). Trail follows the Right Fork of the White River early on, and the Strawberry River toward the end.Scenery includes dramatic rocky…
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Begin from the southwest end of Long Ridge (FS 10148). This one-lane shelf road is hard-packed dirt with embedded small rocks and occasional loose gravel under tire. As the road clings to the mountain's flanks,…
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Bruin Point trail is a 5.5-mile point-to-point trail that climbs almost 3000 feet starting in Water Canyon to the top of Book Cliffs. This is a maintained road that has mud holes under 12 inches…
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From the southwest start, FS 10200 climbs steeply on firm dirt with scattered loose rock, narrowing to a one-vehicle track through aspen. It crests Strawberry Peak at ~1.1 miles (10,304 feet), then follows a mostly…
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This trail starts at Highway 35 just outside of Hanna and heads up Rhodes Canyon up into the Soapstone Basin area, where the trail opens up out of the trees and travels through meadows before…
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Left Fork Rhodes Canyon (FS 70151) is a forest road running west to east, connecting Silver Meadows (FS 70174) to Rhodes Canyon (FS 10174). It passes through a mix of healthy and fire-damaged pine groves…
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This trail begins just off US Highway 6 at Soldier Summit. The vegetation transitions from sagebrush and willows that follow the White River up to higher-elevation pine and aspen. These Forest Service roads are mostly…
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Providing access to the Uinta National Forest from Currant Cr Road, West Side Currant Cr (Forest Road 70471) mostly follows the shoreline of the Currant Creek Reservoir. The Currant Creek campground and a boat ramp…
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Silver Meadows (FS 70174) offers an easygoing drive through wide alpine meadows framed by scattered pine groves and mountain ridgelines. The dirt road is mostly smooth and graded, with light ruts, a few stretches of…
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This is an easy, well-traveled dirt road. It takes you to a lookout where you can turn around and come back. You can walk up to the lookout and if you are daring enough, you…
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Cold Springs is a well-maintained road that connects Soapstone Pass to Silver Meadows. The drive is short and scenic with no major obstacles in the road, but views all around as you traverse through meadows…
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Mounds Road is a 14.8-mile point-to-point trail that crosses the Mounds Reef and connects to the Price River Road. This trail is a maintained dirt road with light washboarding and no obstacles. There is a…
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Mud Springs Road is a 4.8-mile point-to-point trail that departs from HWY6 and gives access to the northern area of the San Rafael Swell. This trail is a maintained dirt road with light washboarding and…
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East Mounds Road is a 4.9-mile point-to-point trail that crosses the Mounds Reef and connects with the Price River road via Mounds Road. This is a well-maintained county road with no obstacles and some light…
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After turning left onto the Iron Mine trail and leaving the main dirt road through the Soapstone area, the road will narrow a bit. It is wide enough to pass another vehicle most of the…
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Racetrack is a short, relatively easy trail that provides access to and connects with a network of other trails in the area. Expect a reasonably easy grade for most of the trail, some rocks, camping…
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This is a shortcut down to Currant Creek Reservoir. You start down and go through aspen trees and have a beautiful view of Currant Creek from up high. Be warned as the snow melts late…
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Providing access to other roads and trails deeper into the Uinta National Forest north of Strawberry Reservoir, Coop Creek connects US Highway 40 through the mountains to the West side of the Currant Creek Reservoir.…
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Typically, a graded dirt road leads to the access point for the Range Creek historical site. It is a scenic route that takes you high over the Book Cliffs. It is an easy route, but…
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Price River/South Farnham Road is an 18.8-mile point-to-point trail in the Northern San Rafael Swell area. It follows along the railroad tracks and the Price River. Price River Road is a maintained dirt road with…
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Iron Mine Approach is a beautiful trail that slowly climbs to the top of Iron Mine Mountain, 10,453 feet in elevation. This amazing trail will bring you through aspen groves and tightly placed pines, requiring…
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The Duchesne Ridge trail is a scenic and great way to access the Uinta National Forest. The area offers plenty of dispersed camping with many graded forest roads to explore. As you venture in and…
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Alvies Bench cuts through a shady aspen and pine forest. There is little camping right off the trail. However, an unnamed spur trail on the east side of Alvies Bench will head north and may…
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Turtle Canyon Road is a 58-mile out-and-back trail that starts in Horse Canyon and climbs to the top of the Book Cliffs, then traverses and drops into Turtle Canyon. This trail is very scenic with…
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Trout Cr goes from navigating valleys in the south to hugging the sides of green alpine mountains. On the southern end of this trail, Trout Creek follows the road but quickly dries out the higher…
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This is a generally easy and scenic trail that passes through groves of Quaking Aspen as it climbs to where the road ends. The road is mostly smooth with some small to medium-sized rocks embedded…
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A very short trail, Racetrack Layout can be thought of as simply a kind of connector trail. The road is simple and narrow, with steep drop offs along the east side of the road. There…
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Soapstone Pass Trail is best for people looking to camp and seeking an easy way to get deeper into the Uintas Mountains. This road crosses from Mirror Lake Highway (150) down to 35 through the…
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Buffalo Canyon is a 2.5-mile-long single track in the Uinta National Forest open from 6/1 to 10/31. The west end starts at the top of a hill before it drops down the side of the…
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This trail provides a scenic alternative to 150 when driving up through the Uintas. Running along the foothills of Pitt and Paige Hill as well as Haystack Mountain, this well-maintained mild dirt road is easily…
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