Moab Easter Jeep Safari Trail Descriptions - Hey Joe Canyon Trail

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Credit - Red Rock 4-Wheelers

Hey Joe Canyon, a site of some mining ruins, is a. short tributary to Labyrinth Canyon of the Green River. To get into the canyon, one must travel about 20 miles of pavement and 10 miles of good dirt road to the rim of Spring Canyon, where a spectacular ledge road winds down a 600-foot cliff to the canyon bottom. The trail follows the canyon about 2 miles to the Green River and is now a regularly maintained county road ("regular maintenance" is required because it regularly washes out). Another 9 miles upstream along the river in Labyrinth Canyon is Hey Joe Canyon. The trail along the river is subject to rockfalls and collapse. The trail was down-rated a notch this year because of the county maintenIDlce on part of the trail, but there are many more rocks poised to fall on the road along the river. Although we occasionally cut back the brushy tamarisk alongside parts of the trail, fancy paint jobs may prefer another trail. Approximate mileages: 8S total, 4S off highway.

There are no fixed obstacles on this route; the hard places move around as erosion continues. Some of the older rockfalls have been crossed so much that they are getting easy, but who knows what 'O'S will bring. Wet weather would require cancellation of the trip; the road is scary when dry and terrifying (dangerous, too) when wet.