Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Thompson Springs, Utah

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Cliffs Lookout

Less than a 1-mile detour from Book Cliffs/Sego Canyon with a huge reward. This short trail provides an amazing view stretching miles on a clear day. Towards the end of the trail, there are small…
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Total Miles
0.8
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon

Are you in the mood for some beautiful views of Arches National Park, Merrimac Butte and Castle Valley? Pack a lunch and head to Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon. Doug's Point above Thompson Springs is a…
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Total Miles
31
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Salt Valley - Yellow Cat

This is a slick rock and sandy 4WD high-clearance trail with a short section of paved road connecting the Willow Springs Road access point off US 191 north of the Arches National Park main entrance…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Cresent Wash Petroglyphs

This is a destination trail that leads to the Crescent Wash Petroglyph site. Follow the unnamed track 1.8-miles to a parking site. This rated 3 trail is 3.6 miles round trip and is easily accessible…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Crescent Canyon Shortcut

This is a shortcut to the Sego Canyon/Book Cliffs Trail. Whether you are returning from the Book Cliffs or heading up and want to trim a little off the driving, this is a good shortcut…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Green River to Highway 6

This is a dirt road that bypasses the highway from Green River to Highway 6. This route passes by a dump that has been permanently closed. This road could be impassable during storms, as it…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Arches via Salt Valley Road

This trail is within the boundaries of Arches National Park. A Park pass is required and can sometimes be closed by a gate at both ends. It winds through Salt Valley as it descends just…
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Total Miles
8.8
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Down Floy Canyon Road

Down Floy Road stretches 6.7 miles along an easy, full-width trail--perfect for a laid-back adventure. You can hop on from the south via I-70, Exit 175, or start at the north end through the scenic…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

10 Mile Valley

This is an enjoyable trail within Arches NP. It can be an out-and-back if you take it from the bottom, or you can link up with the top half via the Tower Arch 4x4 trail.…
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Total Miles
9.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Blue Hills Road

Blue Hills Road is a 14-mile graded gravel dirt road that connects Highway 191 to Floy Wash Road. It's an easy connecter if you want to go from Moab to Whitewash without going around on…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Tusher Wash Right

This 36-mile (RT) track explores the right-hand wash of Tusher Canyon in the Book Cliff Mountains northeast of Green River, UT. You gain 2933 feet in elevation, moving up into the pine and aspen trees…
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Total Miles
16.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

CR137

County Road 137 is a 13.8-mile point-to-point trail that traverses the Labyrinth Rim area. This is a maintained County Road with no obstacles. There are a few sections with light washboarding. This trail passes through…
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Total Miles
13.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su / Wi

Levi Well Road (CR372)

Levi Well Road is a 6.3 mile point to point trail which gives access from Blue Hills road to Rainbow Terrace trail and Lost World trail. This trail is mainly loose sand with whoops under…
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Total Miles
6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Ruby Ranch Road

Ruby Ranch Road, also called Floy Wash Road, is an easy, graded dirt road that starts at exit 175 from Highway I-70 near Green River, Utah, and heads south 12 miles to the staging area…
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Total Miles
11.2
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Link 5

Link 5 is a quick connector trail that is an easy way to connect from the west side of the loop (Salt Wash Trail) to the east side of the loop (Sovereign Trail) and vice…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Buttes and Towers-Moab

Buttes and Towers trail is an 18-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located outside Moab in Grand County, Utah. This trail offers the perfect combination of moderate 4-wheeling with plenty of sightseeing opportunities. Some…
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Total Miles
16.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Link 4 (Easy)

This segment of Link 4 is a quick connector trail that is an easy way to connect from the west side of the loop (Salt Wash Trail) to the east side of the loop (Sovereign…
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Total Miles
0.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Juniper Trail

The Juniper Trail is short, but it's one of those trails you definitely don't want to miss. You can access it from Dubinky Well Road (CR 137) and Blue Hills Road (CR 138). The landscape…
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Total Miles
1.6
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Tusher Wash Left

This track takes you into the left-hand wash of Tusher Canyon in the Book Cliff Mountains northeast of Green River, Utah. You go up through the canyon. Our 75" SXS had no problem with the…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Ten Mile Road

Ten Mile Road is a 9.9-mile point-to-point trail that starts from Blue Hills Road and goes into the Ten Mile Canyon area. This trail is a maintained County Road with no obstacles. Several great trails…
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Total Miles
9.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Eye of the Whale Arch

ATVs are currently not allowed in national parks so you will need to have a truck, Jeep, or other high clearance vehicle equipped with 4WD for this trail. The off-road portion is easy. If you…
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Total Miles
2.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

D2769

D2769 is a 2.6 mile point to point trail that connects Ten Mile road to Levi Well road. This trail is a mixture of sandstone and loose sand. Erosion damage on this trail can be…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Coal Canyon Road-Grand County 391

Coal Canyon Road is a 9.8-mile point-to-point trail rated 3 of 10 located in Emery and Grand Counties. This is generally a destination trail with visitors stopping at the 7.6-mile point and visiting the Coal…
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Total Miles
9.4
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Upper Salt Wash

This OHV trail goes through a sandy wash for nearly 8 miles, all the way from the end of the Salt Wash OHV trail to Ruby Ranch Road. It has a lot of sections that…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Wi

Duma Point Road

Duma Point Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back trail that skirts the ledge up to Duma Point. This trail is a narrow shelf road and can test the nerves of any driver. There are no real…
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Total Miles
4.6
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Spring Canyon Point - PARTIALLY CLOSED

** Please note - only a portion of this trail is closed due to a recent BLM travel management decision. A majority of this trail can still be driven, but not as described by the…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

North Fork 10 Mile Wash ATV Trail

This is an easy ATV trail in the Whitewash OHV area. It's a wide red sandy wash between dirt berms and under red sandstone cliffs. There's some flat slab rock in the wash. It crosses…
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Total Miles
2.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

Metal Masher Bypass

Not to be confused with the Widow Maker Bypass (which bypasses the Widow Maker obstacle), this trail (officially designated D1799) allows either half of Metal Masher to be bypassed. The bypass is a dirt road,…
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Total Miles
2.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp

Deadman Springs

Close to Spring Canyon Road, Deadman Springs is an easy-moderate trail to a spring that was once a reservoir. The trail passes through a drainage system and covers slickrock, dirt and sand, as well as…
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Total Miles
22
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

CR337

D2745 is a short 1.9-mile point-to-point trail in Lost World trail area. This trail connects D2707 and CR 337 to each other. D2745 is mostly loose sand with whoops and tank traps up to 12…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

ATV Trails Near Thompson Springs, Utah

Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon

Are you in the mood for some beautiful views of Arches National Park, Merrimac Butte and Castle Valley? Pack a lunch and head to Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon. Doug's Point above Thompson Springs is a…
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Total Miles
31
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Cresent Wash Petroglyphs

This is a destination trail that leads to the Crescent Wash Petroglyph site. Follow the unnamed track 1.8-miles to a parking site. This rated 3 trail is 3.6 miles round trip and is easily accessible…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Crescent Canyon Shortcut

This is a shortcut to the Sego Canyon/Book Cliffs Trail. Whether you are returning from the Book Cliffs or heading up and want to trim a little off the driving, this is a good shortcut…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Green River to Highway 6

This is a dirt road that bypasses the highway from Green River to Highway 6. This route passes by a dump that has been permanently closed. This road could be impassable during storms, as it…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Down Floy Canyon Road

Down Floy Road stretches 6.7 miles along an easy, full-width trail--perfect for a laid-back adventure. You can hop on from the south via I-70, Exit 175, or start at the north end through the scenic…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Blue Hills Road

Blue Hills Road is a 14-mile graded gravel dirt road that connects Highway 191 to Floy Wash Road. It's an easy connecter if you want to go from Moab to Whitewash without going around on…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa

UTV/Side-by-Side Near Thompson Springs, Utah

Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon

Are you in the mood for some beautiful views of Arches National Park, Merrimac Butte and Castle Valley? Pack a lunch and head to Book Cliffs, Sego Canyon. Doug's Point above Thompson Springs is a…
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Total Miles
31
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa

Cresent Wash Petroglyphs

This is a destination trail that leads to the Crescent Wash Petroglyph site. Follow the unnamed track 1.8-miles to a parking site. This rated 3 trail is 3.6 miles round trip and is easily accessible…
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Total Miles
1.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Crescent Canyon Shortcut

This is a shortcut to the Sego Canyon/Book Cliffs Trail. Whether you are returning from the Book Cliffs or heading up and want to trim a little off the driving, this is a good shortcut…
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Total Miles
3.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Green River to Highway 6

This is a dirt road that bypasses the highway from Green River to Highway 6. This route passes by a dump that has been permanently closed. This road could be impassable during storms, as it…
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Total Miles
7.8
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi

Down Floy Canyon Road

Down Floy Road stretches 6.7 miles along an easy, full-width trail--perfect for a laid-back adventure. You can hop on from the south via I-70, Exit 175, or start at the north end through the scenic…
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Total Miles
6.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Blue Hills Road

Blue Hills Road is a 14-mile graded gravel dirt road that connects Highway 191 to Floy Wash Road. It's an easy connecter if you want to go from Moab to Whitewash without going around on…
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Total Miles
16.5
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Wi / Fa