Sevenmile Rim Trail

This Trail is Day 2 of the Sophomore’s Package

James Broadbent, Leader Big Saturday, 4/16

The Sevenmile Rim Trail leaves US Highway 191 just north of UT 313 about 11 miles north of town. It passes the old Cotter uranium mine and switches back to reach the cliff rim above the mine and highway 191. The intense mining activity left a maze of core-drilling roads on the mesa top, and the trail seeks the most interesting of these. At the southern end of the rim it turns west to parallel UT 313 as it heads up Sevenmile Canyon. Along the way Uranium Arch is visited. The trail joins other roads in the vicinity of Merrimac Butte and Monitor Butte before tucking up near Big Mesa. It passes near Determination Towers before using Tusher Pass to dip into Tusher Wash and the interesting environs beyond. Approximate mileages: 50 total, 21 off highway.

Scenery: The trail route is near the Moab Fault, a geologic fracture that left the trademark rocks of Canyonlands standing higher than the surrounding colorful Morrison Formation. Entrada Sandstone cliff s are constantly in view. The rim views include Sevenmile Canyon, the Arches National Park area, and the Book Cliff s to the north.

Road Surface: There is considerable two track dirt trail, lots of slickrock, some sandy sections, a sandy wash bottom, and a sandy hill near the end.

Highlights: The cliff rim portions are mainly scenic, Uranium Arch can be walked across. The south side of Merrimac Butte has exciting sidehill slickrock driving and is near Wipe-Out Hill, which can be visited if there is time. The last part of the trail, if used, runs the reverse direction of the Wipe Out Hill Trail in the Tusher Canyon system, and fi nds easy hills of that trail to be hard, and vice-versa.

Associate Leaders:

Gary Allard, Paul Anderson, Tim Bangerter, Dempsy Bowling, Matt Bray, John Brownwood, Bruce Bryant, Larry Ellertson, Gary Hawkins, Clark Hendrickson, Casey Jensen, Kent Jensen, Tom Kraayenbrink, Robert Kuester, Carl Limone, Christine Mathe, James Milligan, John Richards, Doug Rydalch, Bob Schuut, Bob Skinner, Jim Sparesus, Ken Tichy, Carl Thomas, R Lance Wade, Charles Windham, Jeff Wish.

Rick Wolcott Wednesday 4/13 9:00am

To be used:

Saturday 4/9 8:00am 4/9 10:00am Monday 4/11 8:00am 4/11 10:00am Wednesday 4/13 9:00am Neal Teeples Sunday 4/17 9:00am

Thursday 4/14 8:00am 4/14 10:00am Friday 4/15 8:00am 4/15 10:00am Big Saturday 4/16 9:00am Sunday 4/17 9:00am

TRAIL SPONSOR TRAIL SPONSOR

George & Sandy Thornock Saturday 4/9 8:00am Ken Fingerlos Saturday 4/9 10:00am

Paul & Nancy Anderson Monday 4/11 8:00am

Harold Tyler Thursday 4/14 8:00am Rich & Marilyn Weigand Monday 4/11 10:00am

Gil Meacham Thursday 4/14 10:00am