The Pickle Trail

Jeremy & Jessica Abrams,

Leaders Saturday, April 9

KL & Erin Young, Leaders

Wednesday, April 13

This trail tours the vicinity of colorful Hidden Canyon northwest of Moab before climbing out of it to explore an exposed section of the Entrada Sandstone formation called the Moab Tongue. It then utilizes a section of the 3 D Trail that features the major obstacles of that trail, and ends with a thrilling descent of a rocky hill that features a sharp ledge in the middle that is sure to test a few skidplates. Approximate mileages: 59 total, 26 off highway.

Scenery: Unlike the Moab Valley with its sheer Wingate Sandstone cliff s, this trail visits canyons that are less than a hundred feet deep in the smooth red and white Entrada Sandstone. The slickrock area is made up of the white layer that sometimes tops the Entrada called the Moab Tongue. Vistas are the Book Cliff s to the north, the La Sal Mountains to the southeast and occasional sightings of the Abajo Mountains to the south and the Henry Mountains toward the southwest.

Road Surface: There are some county road sections, some two track dirt sections, some sandy and possibly wet wash bottoms, a really bumpy slickrock section, and a very rocky hill with a tall ledge.

Highlights: The “Dill Pickle” will signal the start of the 4 wheeling, the ‘Pickle Slicer” may try to infl ict body damage, then the “Jalapeno Pickle” will combine a climbing challenge with a sneaky thrust at the right front fender. The seemingly endless little mounds of the “Mashed Potatoes” section off ers up the “Gravy Boat” for those who want to play, then “the Wall” and “Mean Hill” on the 3 D Trail are encountered. Finally, “I Drill Hill” will attempt to prove that sometimes you can get stuck going down a steep hill.

Associate Leaders:

Russ Erickson, Roy Grimm, Rich Mickelson, Devon Parson, Ryan Phillips, Garrett Young,

To be used:

Saturday 4/9 Wednesday 4/13

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Wednesday April 13