Trail Overview

This 1.8-mile track takes you from Highway 89 out to the canyon overlooking the Colorado River via a rocky powerline road. It starts out with slab rock on hardpacked sand and dirt underneath powerlines. It's flat and straight in the beginning, going over bumpy layers of slick rock. The slick rock creates ledges that are below a foot tall but add a challenge and need high clearance. The track has lots of unmarked intersections and ends at an incredible viewpoint over the Colorado River just north of Horseshoe Bend. It's an adventurous way to see the river without having to pay at Horseshoe Bend and deal with the tourists and crowds.

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Difficulty

This is an easier Jeep road that has several slick rock ledges that are below a foot tall and need high clearance. There are also sections of sand.

Technical Rating

Jorge Rivera

Dec 24, 2025

Open

Easy to do in a 4x4. Completed in a stock 4x4 ranger.

Tom Prevost

May 28, 2025

Open

There were a couple of soft sand spots on the trail. Some fairly easy ledges to navigate. Worth the trip.

Harry & Shannon Xterra

May 18, 2025

Open

Done in Titan Swapped Xterra on 35s, did not need to air down nor use the rear diff locker. Some sandy spots and one slippery rock. First viewpoint was the best one of horseshoe bend!

Red Bird

May 07, 2025

Open

There are a couple of entry points and trails. I took the one across from Hwy 98. It appears to meet up with the trail that is on the map. Mostly sand and slip rock with a couple ledges that were fine for the Taco. There are also a couple of overlook spots. I took the first.

Todd Sauls

Feb 22, 2025

Open

Beautiful view. Relatively easy trail.

Jake McCarty

Jan 15, 2025

Open

The entrance to the trail is almost directly across from the intersection of 98 and 89, not further south on 89 as shown, at least I could not locate an entrance where the map shows. Trail was gravel and rock. Fairly easy.

Michael Santana

Aug 15, 2024

Open