Steel Bender Flat Pass Route

Total Miles
5.0

Technical Rating

8

Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

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Steel Bender Flat Pass Route
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Trail Overview

Continue from the Steel Bender Loop Route to experience this awesome trail. It's a challenging route for ATVs and UTVs. It's a popular mountain bike trail, so please share it.

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Steel Bender Flat Pass Route
Steel Bender Flat Pass Route

Difficulty

Difficult. Numerous tall ledges, some with bypasses. Mill Creek water crossing can be deep following heavy rain storms. Larger tires, high ground clearance and one locker recommended. Not for stock SUVs.

Technical Rating

8

Status Reports

Dalton Baker
May 03, 2025
1999 Jeep Wrangler
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Dont think youre doing this trail in 2hrs unless you have a buggy on 42s. 35” tires make it better but id bump that time up to 4 hours.
Ben Harkness
Mar 14, 2025
4x4
Open
Normal
Gary Shields
Mar 08, 2025
SxS
Open
Normal
Ron Fulwider
Apr 05, 2023
4x4
Open

Access Description

Head south from Moab on Hwy. 191 about 7 miles and turn left on Old Airport Road after mile marker 118. Pass gravel operation and turn right on Spanish Valley Drive. Go 0.6 mile and bear left on La Sal Mountain Loop Road. Go another 0.8 mile and turn left on Flat Pass Road following signs to Ken's Lake. Continue straight where pavement turns left for lake and follow main dirt road over Flat Pass another 1.5 miles to trail on right.

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