Gemini Bridges

Rating: 2
This is a fairly well maintained graded road, however there are a few rough spots, a steep dirt hill, and a few rutted out areas that would make it difficult in a small car. If you want to get to Gemini Bridges in a car, I would recommend starting from the road going into Canyonlands to the Island in the Sky District. If you go out the same way you will bypass the areas that give this road a rating of 2.

Location
Just outside of Moab, UT.

Trailhead
The road begins to the West off of highway 191. It is 7.1 miles north of Moab measured from the bridge crossing the Colorado River. GPS coordinates are 38°39'22.1"N 109°40'36.8"W (38.656145, -109.676901). This road is well marked with a sign pointing to Gemini Bridges.

The other end of the road takes off of highway 313 that takes you into the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands. The road is to the left as you are heading into the park. It is 10.7 miles after you turn off of highway 191. GPS Coordinates are 38°36'09.4"N 109°48'59.1"W (38.602624, -109.816413).

There are many intersections with other roads in this area, but there are good signs directing you to Gemini Bridges.

If you use my GPS file, you may notice that I didn't come out on the Gemini Bridges road that I referenced above. I accidentally took a wrong turn that still took me out to the highway. In the end, if you follow the trail you will still get to Gemini Bridges.

Description
This is an easy drive to get to the top of Gemini Bridges. These are two arches/bridges that have a gap of about 6 feet between them. It is a spectacular view from the top through the bridges down into Bull Canyon. You used to be able to drive right up to the bridges but now it is a short hike (about 300 yards). After you see it from the top, you should consider going down Bull Canyon to see them from the bottom. The view of the bridges is much better, in my opinion, from the bottom because you can see the full span of the bridges.

You might be tempted to jump the gap. People do it frequently and you can find YouTube vidoes of people jumping the gap. There have been a few reported deaths of people trying this, so I wouldn't recommend it!

Here is the GPX and KML files of the trip. I forgot to turn the GPS on for the first few miles, so if you need the beginning you can use this KMZ that I made from google maps to complete the route (the blue route on the map is the part I didn't record).

 Tranvis loves hanging his head over the edge. His wife doesn't. 

If you look closely you can see the gap between the two at the top.