Long Canyon

Rating: 2. This is a fairly easy trail. 4-wheel drive is often required if you are going up the canyon, but most cross-over SUVs should be able to do this trail without difficulties. The road is a little loose and steep at the top, if you don't have low-range (it isn't necessary) it would be easier to go down the canyon.

Location: Near Moab, UT.

Trailhead: If you are going to go down the canyon, the road is located off of the Dead Horse Point road. The dirt road is located 16.2 miles measured from US highway 191. It is 1.6 miles from the "T" where you turn left to continue heading toward Dead Horse Point. The GPS coordinates are 38°32'41.5"N 109°45'50.6"W (38.544875, -109.764045).

If you are travelling up the canyon, the road is off of the Potash road. The turn-off is to the right and is 13.5 miles measured from highway 191. The GPS coordinates are 38°32'47.4"N 109°38'52.9"W (38.546509, -109.648038).

 This is a scenic drive through long canyon. At the bottom (where it meets the pavement) you can see Jughandle Arch. Keep an eye open and you will see it right where the dirt road starts.

The main attraction is when you drive under a large rock. This rock fell onto the road quite a few years ago. It is a huge rock and there is a small area that a vehicle will fit underneath. This is a great picture spot, and any Google search of Long Canyon will result in many pictures of this rock.

This road can get very difficult when wet. I personally wouldn't want to attempt when wet.

Here are the GPX and KML files. The track starts where Day Canyon Point ends so these files aren't complete. Using google maps I competed the track. If you need the entire file, here is the KMZ from the map below (this was the output of google maps, sorry I didn't convert it to my usual files).

Jug Handle Arch