Trails around Moab, UT

Just convinced the wife to spend a couple days in Moab on our way to Colorado next summer. Looking for recommendations on must see / do trails in the area.

So far, these are on my radar -

Potash Ponds / Shafer switchbacks
Fins and Things
Long Canyon
Gemini Bridges
Onion Creek

What am I missing? We will be there in the heat of the summer so trails that go by the river or into the mountains earn bonus points.

ETA more trails to consider:
Willow Springs Rd into Arches NP
Hells Revenge
Poison Spider Mesa
Hurrah Pass to Chicken Corners
Moab Rim
Top of the World?

Trails to avoid:
Rusty Nail
Metal Masher
Pritchett Canyon
Behind the Rocks
Steel Bender
Cliffhanger
Kane Creek Canyon

 

Great question. We will be in the Tundra. Bigger tires, more clearance, and most importantly enough room to fit all our crap to spend 10 days away from home. I am going to take the Crusier one year to hit Black Bear Pass.

 

Willow Springs Rd into Arches NP

Gemini bridges might be closing soon if BLM gets their way.

 

No locker yet.

I’ll take a look at both of these - appreciate it.

 

10-4. I’ve heard a locker is a must for Hells Revenge and I’m not sure I have the clearance given the long wheel base.

 

I have a 10k lb winch but without another capable vehicle I’m not sure it’s useful in this terrain.

Anyone done Chicken Corners?

 

Top of the World should be doable, I think. Starts off at the river and climbs up. Stay to the right when it forks and come back down the way you came instead of doing the loop.

 

You don’t think that big ledge will be a problem?

 

Hamburger Hill will be tough.

 

Avoid Steel Bender and Cliffhanger as well.

 

I’d love to get some pics up there.

 

I would do hells revenge instead of fins n things if you're in that area and can only do one trail. Hells is very scenic and easy, fins is kind of meh imo

 

I took my LandCruiser through Black Bear years ago and squeaked through the tight point. Never have even thought about taking the Tundra before

 

We were there in April, but flew in.

We did Hell's Revenge in Kawasaki SXS's with a tour company. Wifey drove the second half and did really well, I was SO proud!









We did Schaefer Trail in the rental "Jeep"... Spoiler, it's not a jeep, and doesn't deserve to wear the name Jeep.

Not terribly hard, basically a fire road... with 500' drops everywhere you look. Wifey was not a fan.

 

How do you think this would do on Hells Revenge? 2” lift on 34” tires - skids and sliders.

 

HR gets really busy, hella trail traffic. Something to consider especially if you’re gonna hit it late in the week.

 

My guess is you'd be good, probably scrape your rear bumper on some departures, and there's a few sections you may have to bypass from the Tundra's width.

 

Appreciate this - definitely on the list. If we’re staying in Moab - how much time would you think we should set aside for this? Is it a couple hours or more like half a day?

 

One of our buddies ran Hell's Revenge during Rocktober 2017 in a Crewmax Tundra, I believe it was on 33's he had to use the bypasses and definitely scraped his bumper in a few spots but still had a good time. I tried to find some pictures from that trip but no joy.

Just found his build https://www.tundras.com/threads/bulhass-raptor-chasing-pre-running-mud-bombing-toy-hauler.5746/

 

I’m saving up for one of your bumpers if you’d be kind enough to build me one so a little damage to the stock bumper sounds perfect.

 

@STravis is the bumper guy and I'm sure he can get you set up, he's in Ruidoso New Mexico so not too far away.