Beginner Off-Road Trails
Near Wales, Utah

The trail is double track. Is very narrow with a mixture of open spaces and tight tree/scrub oak cover. Minimal obstacles, although there can be 12-18 inch ruts that can get muddy if wet weather has been recent. Higher clearance, four-wheelers, and motorcycles would be most ideal. This trail is an o...
Learn more about Death Hollow - 50148

This trail climbs Ephraim Canyon to Skyline Drive before a few miles on Skyline. There is then a 50" trail that descends the back of the mountain to Joes Valley Reservoir before another trail climbs back to Skyline and back down Ephraim Canyon. There are amazing views the entire way.
Learn more about Arapeen Ephraim Canyon to Joes Valley

This trail starts out in a little town called Levan. The trail follows a gravel road along Chicken Creek. Along the trail, there are great views with cool mountain ledges, and big Aspen and Pine trees. This trail will end in a dead end with some private property signs and gates.
Learn more about Chicken Creek

Private land holdings and BLM trail closures make the connector from Fayetteville to Manti partially inaccessible. This connector is important for the Arapeen Trail system because it allows access to Manti trails from the Fayette/Yuba Lake area. There is a nice mix of canyons and ridges that make th...
Learn more about Mellor Canyon Road

This is a great easy trail. Start down a long dirt road. In the high desert. Works its way up into the beautiful canyon and is surrounded by Aspen and Big Pine Trees. If you go in fall time you won't be disappointed. The fall color in this area is breathtaking.
Learn more about Log Canyon

This trail boasts high mountain vistas with meadows, thick pines, and aspen. The trail is mostly restricted to 50-inch vehicles, with wider allowances on either end. Grassy Lake has a Forest Service pit toilet if needed and also offers some fun fishing, float tubing, and kayaking. The trail can be a...
Learn more about South Reeder/Littles Canyon

In the beginning, God created Heaven and Earth. As this is the first starting point into the Arapeen trail system that you'll encounter in Manti Canyon, and because you'll soon be scanning heavenly vistas, I thought this would be an appropriate name. This trail will be your portal into hundreds of m...
Learn more about Heaven and Earth

Towering above the valley floor, this section of the Skyline Drive trail is around 10,000' in elevation and offers some incredible views for miles around. Gates are closed for the winter / early spring months. Still expect to find snow and muddy conditions into the early summer months. Being a high ...
Learn more about Skyline Drive South

From the bottom, this trail begins in dense pine and quaking groves but quickly bursts out into open, green pastoral fields that present majestic white cliffs to the south, sweeping vistas to the valley below on the west, and inspiring views of the mountains to the east that are beckoning to you to ...
Learn more about Burnt Hill

This is a short, mostly flat route. It is 2 miles and has an elevation change of 700 feet. It skirts the east side of Burnt Hill and flirts with views of Milk Creek. At the midpoint of the route, you can choose to journey on to a variety of other trails that snake around other sides of Burnt Hill.
Learn more about Patton's Boot

The closer this trail gets to the summit, the more serene, pastoral, and smooth it becomes. The closer it gets to Manti Canyon Road, the more gnarly, winding, rutted, and rocky it becomes. This can be falsely alluring if you are dropping in from Skyline Road. I passed a new suburban that was stuck i...
Learn more about Middle Fork

Technically this trail isn't a "hidden" gem because it's right there off Skyline Road. It might be overlooked because there are so many other nearby routes to choose from. It still is a gem in plain sight. From the summit, it plays peek-a-boo with a tranquil stream that trickles down the center of t...
Learn more about Lowry Fork Fox Run

Millers Flat Road is part of the Arapeen OHV trail system in central Utah. The trail is well maintained with just enough technical driving to keep it exciting. The road drops down from the ridge and winds through mountain hills and the scenery is breathtaking as you drive past Miller, Cleveland, and...
Learn more about Millers Flat Road

Towering above the valley floor, this section of the Skyline Drive trail is around 10,000' in elevation and offers some incredible views for miles around. Gates are closed for the winter/early spring months. Still expect to find snow and muddy conditions into the early summer months. Being a high mo...
Learn more about Skyline Drive North

Skyline Drive is the central attraction of the Arapeen Trail System and as such runs from US-6 in the north to its termination at the Fishlake National Forest where it continues but becomes the Great Western Trail. This is the central section between Manti and Ephraim access points. While generally ...
Learn more about Skyline Drive/FR50150

With a variety of terrain, this is a fun start to the Arapeen system from Manti Canyon. Rocky hill climbs in the west lead to fast straights in the east with more than a few mudholes in between during wetter weather. It connects to Patton Trail in the west and Skyline Drive at just shy of 10,000 fee...
Learn more about Stock Driveway

North Skyline Drive is a maintained trail from Fairview Canyon to US-6. Fairview Canyon is the popular entrance to this canyon and is maintained better. There are many boondocking options along the whole trail. This trail is good for all levels of off-roading vehicles as it is wide for a majority of...
Learn more about North Skyline Drive

This is the western part of a larger loop connecting to McEwan Flat and gives access to the Cove Lake trail. It's short and simple with a couple of easy hill climbs and a few mudholes. This is a great transition between the north and southwestern portions of the trail system.
Learn more about Willow Bunch

The area is made up of several smaller trails which traverse the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Pinchot to Cowboy Camp trail offers a short ride through the Aspen's and Pines flush with wild flowers, brush and grasses.Wildlife can be viewed anywhere along this trail, especially during early mornings ...
Learn more about Pinchot to Cowboy Camp Trail

This is a very fun and not too technical trail. This trail runs between the Nebo Scenic Loop and comes out just east of Mona, Utah. Mona has a gas station if needed. The trail can be driven in either direction. If you start in Mona, then you're doing more climbing and it's quite rocky for the first ...
Learn more about Mona Pole Road

The trail is double track. Is very narrow with a mixture of open spaces and tight tree/scrub oak cover. Minimal obstacles, although there can be 12-18 inch ruts that can get muddy if wet weather has been recent. Higher clearance, four-wheelers, and motorcycles would be most ideal. This trail is an o...
Learn more about Death Hollow - 50148

This trail climbs Ephraim Canyon to Skyline Drive before a few miles on Skyline. There is then a 50" trail that descends the back of the mountain to Joes Valley Reservoir before another trail climbs back to Skyline and back down Ephraim Canyon. There are amazing views the entire way.
Learn more about Arapeen Ephraim Canyon to Joes Valley

This trail starts out in a little town called Levan. The trail follows a gravel road along Chicken Creek. Along the trail, there are great views with cool mountain ledges, and big Aspen and Pine trees. This trail will end in a dead end with some private property signs and gates.
Learn more about Chicken Creek

Private land holdings and BLM trail closures make the connector from Fayetteville to Manti partially inaccessible. This connector is important for the Arapeen Trail system because it allows access to Manti trails from the Fayette/Yuba Lake area. There is a nice mix of canyons and ridges that make th...
Learn more about Mellor Canyon Road

The trail is double track. Is very narrow with a mixture of open spaces and tight tree/scrub oak cover. Minimal obstacles, although there can be 12-18 inch ruts that can get muddy if wet weather has been recent. Higher clearance, four-wheelers, and motorcycles would be most ideal. This trail is an o...
Learn more about Death Hollow - 50148

This trail starts out in a little town called Levan. The trail follows a gravel road along Chicken Creek. Along the trail, there are great views with cool mountain ledges, and big Aspen and Pine trees. This trail will end in a dead end with some private property signs and gates.
Learn more about Chicken Creek

Private land holdings and BLM trail closures make the connector from Fayetteville to Manti partially inaccessible. This connector is important for the Arapeen Trail system because it allows access to Manti trails from the Fayette/Yuba Lake area. There is a nice mix of canyons and ridges that make th...
Learn more about Mellor Canyon Road

This is a great easy trail. Start down a long dirt road. In the high desert. Works its way up into the beautiful canyon and is surrounded by Aspen and Big Pine Trees. If you go in fall time you won't be disappointed. The fall color in this area is breathtaking.
Learn more about Log Canyon