 | Buckhorn Wash -
with optional add-on to The Wedge Overlook Buckhorn Wash is a scenic ride on dirt road. It's a fairly popular mountain bike destination. As an out-and-back (to the top of the wash and back) it's 18 miles of very easy riding. The route is on an improved (graded and graveled) road, with an almost-flat grade of 1%. If you continue to the Wedge Overlook, you'll climb 1700 vertical feet total, for a ride of 34 miles. Highlights are the Native American pictograph panels in the wash, beautiful rock walls, and a stunning view at The Wedge Overlook. |
| Riding instructions, from the bottom, big
ride: 0.0 Cross the bridge and head north on the road N39 04.760 W110 40.033 5.8 Pictograph panel, bike parking N39 07.405 W110 41.631 6.1 Camping, bathroom on your right 9.0 For out-and-back, turn around (not much to see for 7 miles beyond here) 10.0 L on main (Oil Dome) road N39 10.256 W110 45.079 | 10.4 L on county road toward Wedge N39 10.130 W110 45.278 12.0 L (south) on The Wedge road N39 09.080 W110 46.200 14.1 R (south) at fork N39 07.377 W110 45.431 16.3 At overlook, bathroom N39 05.582 W110 45.537 Turn L (east) for Little Grand Canyon Overlook 16.9 At overlook N39 05.731 W110 44.937 Turn around, reverse course 33.8 Back at campground |
 | Getting there, from the north:
Exit US-6 in
Price, southbound on highway 10. Go through Huntington. (In Huntington,
there's an alternate road
that ends up at the trailhead. I haven't tried it.) As you approach Castle
Dale 28 miles from Price, watch for a sign that says "San Rafael
Access" and a broad dirt road on the left (heading east). There's a
huge corral near the start of the road. Once you're on the dirt road,
go
14 miles. Turn right at the Buckhorn Wash road. To ride from the top,
park
along the road.
From the south: On I-70, take the Sinbad or Ranch Exit 131 (formerly exit 129), 25 miles west of Green River. Head north. The road will veer east along the freeway, then turn north again. After 21 miles on dirt road, park at the San Rafael River. Start riding on the dirt road north in Buckhorn Wash. Copyright 2010 Mad Scientist Software Inc
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