 | Salt Wash Singletrack - loop via Sovereign Trail The Salt Wash Singletrack is a 5.8-mile route located just north of Moab. It can be done out-and-back, or as a loop by combining the Sovereign Singletrack or two possible ATV routes. This trail is advanced technical due to ledges, sand, steep descents and grunt climbs. The ride below is 10.5 miles, advanced technical. |
| Loop ride, Sovereign and Salt Wash: 0.0 From trailhead, go E on Willow Springs road N 38° 41.876' W 109° 39.868', alt=4350 0.1 Fork L on DT 0.6 L on ST as DT crosses wash Northbound on Sovereign N 38° 42.277' W 109° 39.485' 1.1 Salt Wash ST crosses, follow blue dots N38 42.597 W109 39.431 1.8 Connector, keep R, N38 42.907 W109 39.511 2.5 Connector, keep R, N38 43.247 W109 39.440 3.4 L onto connector N38 43.695 W109 39.378 3.6 R on Salt Wash , N38 43.864 W109 39.590 4.0 Stiff climb onto mesa 4.3 Fork L, N38 43.864 W109 39.590 5.1 Trails join. 40 feet later, fork R N38 44.083 W109 39.351 Steep switchbacks downhill! 5.3 Bottom, go L on edge of rock N38 44.203 W109 39.368 5.7 Hard L out of wash on DT N38 44.230 W109 39.769 | 5.8 Fork L to climb
Sovereign N38 44.151 W109 39.819 6.3 Keep straight past Salt Wash DH N38 44.083 W109 39.351 40 feet later, keep L on Sovereign 7.0 Fork L (stay on Sovereign) N38 43.736 W109 39.527 In 0.1, begin steep DH plunge 7.3 Fork R on connector (you've been here) N38 43.695 W109 39.378 7.5 Fork L on Salt Wash southbound N38 43.631 W109 39.601 Struggle over a couple of bluffs... 8.2 Connector, keep R, N38 43.228 W109 39.535 Fun stuff here! 9.1 Connector, keep R, N38 42.873 W109 39.540 9.6 Pass bailout to ATV on R, N38 42.670 W109 39.517 9.8 Cross-over, stay on Salt Wash N38 42.597 W109 39.431 10.0 R on ATV track N38 42.491 W109 39.330 10.3 Pass Sovereign Fork 10.5 Back at parking |
| Getting there, Willow Springs Road Trailhead:
On US-191 north of Moab, about 10 miles after crossing the Colorado, turn
east on dirt Willow Springs Road. Keep L at
fork at mile 1.3. At mile 2.0, park in the rock-outlined area on your
left N 38° 41.876' W 109° 39.868', just before a
natural gas pump building on the R. Start the ride by continuing down
Willow Springs Rd.
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