Trail Overview

This is a great way to start your Poverty Gulch adventure. This track stays above Poverty Gulch and rides a ridgeline looking down into Poverty Gulch. This is a relatively easy track;however, it is narrow in spots with trees and bushes extending into the track so that wider vehicles can get some scratches. Other than the dirt areas, which can quickly turn into the deep mud, this is very family-friendly with short runs and then some beautiful views that seem to extend forever.

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Difficulty

As with all of Poverty Gulch this is not a track to take if the ground and roads are wet. The road to the trailhead quickly turns to deep clay-based mud once rain or storms start.. The track to trailhead has areas of clay and vehicles can easily find themselves in 8" of thick clay-based mud.

Technical Rating

Andrew Unick

May 20, 2026

Open

If just for camping near Zion keep to the front…anything past the fork for the loop is as others said “pinstripe city”. Some ruts but are passable

Dave Hanson

Oct 25, 2025

Open

Pinstripes galore. Great, easy trail with sweet scenic views just past the halfway point of the loop. Steer clear if you care about scratching up your truck, though, anything wider than a stock Wrangler will come back looking like the Monster logo lol.

Adam Rajterowski

Sep 14, 2025

Open

the trail is pretty overgrown and expect pinstripes if you take it. a Jeep might make it through unscathed but anything larger is certainly going to get some brush scrapes

Nick Zewiski

May 15, 2024

Open