Moab Easter Jeep Safari Trail Descriptions - Kane Creek Canyon Trail

The trail follows Kane Creek along the bottom of its canyon (officially named Kane Springs Canyon on the maps) between its mouth at the Colorado River and Highway 191. It runs in and out of the creek - more than 50 crossings - but in one area, climbs high on the canyon wall. The climb has developed some ledges that stress the 3+ rating, but we intend to make repairs to hold the rating. The creek bottom parts, however, are a real puzzle to rate for difficulty in advance. When the creek is wet, as it is likely to be in springtime, there is mud and quicksand. After a storm, which is possible, it can be impassably deep. Wet or dry, plenty of brush grows in from the sides of the road. Approximate mileages: total 38, off highway 20.

Other than the possibility of mud and quicksand, the major obstacle is the eroded, rocky portion along a shelf above the creek. A major rock ledge at Muleshoe Canyon once required a rock pile to ascend, but it has been altered enough to be merely a tough "3 1/2." Another ledge above that has been dug out so badly that a bypass has been developed.