Emery County Road 1010

Total Miles
24.0

Elevation

1,741.95 ft

Duration

1.5 Hours

Technical Rating

2

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

Emery County Road 1010 is a 24-mile point-to-point trail rated 2 of 10 located in Emery and Wayne Counties. ECR1010 is also the western end of the 69-mile Lower San Rafael Road which ends at County Road 1007 just south of Green River, Utah, and within 5 miles of Interstate 70 access. It is also known as Hans Flat Road as it leads to the Maze District of the Glen Canyon National Recreational Area and the Canyonlands National Park. The trail is generally well maintained and can be driven by any 2 or 4WD that has a clearance of 5 inches or more. The trail is hard-packed dirt with gravel rock and some sandy areas which unless drifting is observed should be completely passable. Most washes along the road have culverts under the roadway preventing any serious erosion. Crossing the San Rafael Desert there are three major terrain features along the trail. Just to the north of the trail at about 9.5 miles is "Little Flat Top" a major upthrust. A little further down the road to the left are "The Flat Tops" and "The Big Flat Tops." The trail has a gentle increasing slope to about 14 miles where it will climb an additional 500 feet as it ascends Texas Hill. Unless the road is very wet and muddy there should not be any issues. At the top of Texas Hill an intersection to the south is Blackburn Wash Road which loops back to Highway 24. Slowly descending off of Texas Hill the trail ends at the intersection with Lower San Rafael Road (BLM114A) and Roost Road. Here you will find a road sign with distances to local areas as well as an information kiosk. This is a very remote place. The nearest services are 30-40 miles away in Hanksville (to the south) and Green River (to the north). There is no cell service in this area.

Photos of Emery County Road 1010

Emery County Road 1010
Emery County Road 1010

Difficulty

This is a county dirt road with infrequent or light maintenance after rain or snow, high clearance light duty 4WD may be required.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

There are no status reports yet for this trail.

Access Description

From Hanksville head north on Highway 24 for 19 miles (look for mile marker 136). The trailhead is on the east side of the road. From Interstate 70 offramp it is roughly 24.5 miles to the trailhead on the east side of the road.

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