Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Greenehaven, Arizona

1097 is a wide dirt road that starts in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area off of Highway 89 by Big Water, Utah. Although the route starts in Utah, it crosses the Arizona border after 0.9 miles as it heads south. It goes past a livestock corral and some really cool grey sandstone rock formatio...
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Ferry Swale Road is accessed from Greenehaven Drive off of Highway 89, north of Page, Arizona. Going south from the highway on Greenehaven Drive, go past the concrete platform and through the gate, turn left on the graded road, then take an immediate right onto the dirt Ferry Swale Road. This will t...
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1098 is an easy dirt road that goes from the intersection of Ferry Swale Road and 1097 to the Thousand Pockets Trailhead. It goes from BLM land into the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. It's fast and straight in the beginning, with more corners later as it heads south. It's a mix of sand, hardpa...
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This is a steep and rocky shortcut to get from US Route 89 to Stud Horse Point. Other routes require a lot of backtracking, so this saves both time and distance. There is a barbed wire gate that is sometimes open, so be prepared to stop for that gate before powering up or down the slope.
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1411 is a 3-mile easy road in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument that is mostly flat, a mix of dirt and sand, with no obstacles. The road is pretty chopped up from cattle but goes pretty straight with a few easy curves. It ends at a fence that says no motor vehicles, so you can't go any further...
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1405 is a long powerline road made of dirt and sand that has been chopped up by cattle. It goes flat and straight for almost 4 miles, with scenic views in every direction. There are grey sandstone hills and the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance. The road ends when it tees up with another dirt road, ...
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This 3-mile loop starts off of Blue Pools Road 1096, loops north and east towards Stud Horse Point, and ends up back south at the intersection with 1098. Going clockwise, the beginning is a flat, straight, fast, smooth road of hardpacked dirt. You'll likely see cows grazing here. It goes through gra...
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This is one of many powerline roads through this area of desert between Page, Arizona, and Big Water, Utah. It's long and straight, going for 6.5 miles from southeast to northwest. It's a bit rough and rutted and uneven, but doesn't have any obstacles and is pretty flat. You have to go through a cou...
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Starting near Stud Horse Point, this trail starts as an access road for the power lines. There is a steep, rocky 200 vertical foot descent to the valley floor, followed by five miles of meandering high-speed sand track. Near the north end, some unexpected hoodoos are present. Watch for cattle on the...
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1427 is a short and sandy trail that ends with an incredible view of the Vermillion Cliffs. It starts on a sandy narrower road, with sections where the sand is deeper, going over rolling hills towards the powerlines. It heads straight towards the pink cliffs under the powerlines. It dead-ends undern...
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This is a really scenic out-and-back 2.2-mile road through the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the Ferry Swale area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It's a sandy narrower trail through red desert, with layers of rock formations in the distance. It drops into a wide sandy wash that is ...
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The Powerline ORV Loop is a newly developed route in the Ferry Swale area of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It's mostly a wide sandy road under the powerlines, with two spurs out to viewpoints over the Colorado River. It goes up some small slab rock ledges and has lots of layers of slab rock ...
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The Wash ORV Route starts on the south end at the trail marker off of the Powerline ORV Loop and goes north through a red sandy wash made of fine smooth sand. It goes underneath really cool rock formations. Sometimes it has red rock slab in the trail, but it's mostly sand. It keeps going onto the Fe...
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This is a 2.3-mile-long trail that starts on the north end on BLM land and then enters the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument about halfway through. The road is a mix of sand and dirt, and it's not very wide, as it gets narrow between bushes lining the road. The northern half is curvier than the so...
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This dirt trail is entirely within the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument and goes along the wilderness boundary of the Vermillion Cliffs, offering excellent views of the Paria Canyon along the rim of the canyon. Starting on the west side, it spurs off of Cedar Mountain Road, heads directly for the...
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6115 is an easy dirt road near Big Water, Utah, that connects South Jacobs Tanks Road to Cedar Mountain Road 1094. It is a main thoroughfare to access lots of the OHV trails in this area and the Paria Canyon Overlook. Local UTV tours also come through here. The road is mostly easy--a 2 difficulty--e...
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This is a fun 6-mile trail through Utah State Trust Land near Big Water, Utah. It's full of sandy corners, dips through sandy washes, small rock ledges, and even goes past the ruins of an old cowboy cabin. The trail is mostly hard-packed dirt and sand but also has lots of slab rock surfaces and some...
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Left Hand Collett Canyon Road (BLM230), in total, is two BLM roads that cover approximately 85 miles between Big Water and Escalante, Utah. This road traverses a major portion of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. On the southern end, covered by this submission, you start very near Lak...
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Smoky Mountain Road is a scenic, entry-level route ideal for beginners and landscape-focused explorers looking to access some of the most striking desert terrain above Lake Powell. Spanning approximately 13.7 miles through the rugged Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, this wide, graded dirt road ...
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This full-width Jeep road starts off of Highway 89, goes past the BLM office, and is a maintained graded gravel road until it passes the Under Canvas glamping company. It's unmaintained and narrower after that point. The rest of the road is a hard-packed mix of sand and dirt, with sections of flat s...
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1098 is an easy dirt road that goes from the intersection of Ferry Swale Road and 1097 to the Thousand Pockets Trailhead. It goes from BLM land into the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. It's fast and straight in the beginning, with more corners later as it heads south. It's a mix of sand, hardpa...
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This is a steep and rocky shortcut to get from US Route 89 to Stud Horse Point. Other routes require a lot of backtracking, so this saves both time and distance. There is a barbed wire gate that is sometimes open, so be prepared to stop for that gate before powering up or down the slope.
Learn more about Cat Crossing

1411 is a 3-mile easy road in the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument that is mostly flat, a mix of dirt and sand, with no obstacles. The road is pretty chopped up from cattle but goes pretty straight with a few easy curves. It ends at a fence that says no motor vehicles, so you can't go any further...
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1405 is a long powerline road made of dirt and sand that has been chopped up by cattle. It goes flat and straight for almost 4 miles, with scenic views in every direction. There are grey sandstone hills and the Vermillion Cliffs in the distance. The road ends when it tees up with another dirt road, ...
Learn more about 1405

1097 is a wide dirt road that starts in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area off of Highway 89 by Big Water, Utah. Although the route starts in Utah, it crosses the Arizona border after 0.9 miles as it heads south. It goes past a livestock corral and some really cool grey sandstone rock formatio...
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Ferry Swale Road is accessed from Greenehaven Drive off of Highway 89, north of Page, Arizona. Going south from the highway on Greenehaven Drive, go past the concrete platform and through the gate, turn left on the graded road, then take an immediate right onto the dirt Ferry Swale Road. This will t...
Learn more about Ferry Swale Road

1098 is an easy dirt road that goes from the intersection of Ferry Swale Road and 1097 to the Thousand Pockets Trailhead. It goes from BLM land into the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. It's fast and straight in the beginning, with more corners later as it heads south. It's a mix of sand, hardpa...
Learn more about 1098

This is a steep and rocky shortcut to get from US Route 89 to Stud Horse Point. Other routes require a lot of backtracking, so this saves both time and distance. There is a barbed wire gate that is sometimes open, so be prepared to stop for that gate before powering up or down the slope.
Learn more about Cat Crossing