Trail Overview

The southern portion of this route poses more of a challenge as it consists of single-vehicle roads and leads to a vast open area. It is a dirt road that runs alongside the mountain base, providing breathtaking mountain scenery on one side and a stunning view of the Bonneville Salt Flats on the other. The road is well-maintained and presents very few obstacles.

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Difficulty

As you approach the first section, the road narrows to a single track before opening up to a wide, spacious area. From there, the road transitions into a well-maintained, graded surface.

Technical Rating

Tate D

May 23, 2026

Open

Jaxson Farmer

Jan 24, 2026

Open

Trail is great except for the southern-most section that runs straight south. That section is overgrown, vehicle tracks are nearly impossible to discern. A detour route shoots southwest into Nevada that is better maintained. The detour still ends at Leppy Pass in Utah.

Scott Whitley

May 21, 2025

Open

Randy Yarnell

Mar 15, 2025

Open

All a great road!! Except pilot mountain access road (the long straight southern bit) take pilot mountain road to the west. That long straight bit is right through the basin. Our stock Honda pilot with solid off-road tires barley made it through. Great poetential to get stuck. Should be fine in deep hot summer.

Hunter Albisu

Sep 29, 2024

Open