La Sal Pass

Total Miles
34.0

Elevation

3,090.02 ft

Duration

3 Hours

Technical Rating

2

Moderate

Best Time

Summer

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La Sal Pass
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Trail Overview

Beautiful autumn colors provide an awesome backdrop to enjoyable and moderately challenging drive. ATVs and UTVs will especially love venturing up the west side.

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La Sal Pass
La Sal Pass

Difficulty

Moderate. Suitable for stock, high-clearance SUVs unless extremely muddy or snow covered. Allow time in spring for trail to dry out. Nasty mud bog of past years now has easy bypass.

Technical Rating

2

Status Reports

Tylar Overturf
Oct 07, 2024
1999 Toyota 4Runner
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Definitely harder than a 2. Switchbacks are the hardest part with a big boulder in the middle of the road you have to get around. Also some small ledges and very rocky for about half the trail until you reach the summit if you're doing it from west to east.
Michael Gaspard
Sep 08, 2024
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Do not attempt from the north due to rough, tight and some large obstacles on trail 4 miles or so from summit. On X has it rated as a 2 but more like a 5+. If you want to hit the summit take Geyser Pass route.
Craig Fernandes
Sep 07, 2024
Dirt Bike
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
This is NOT a easy or moderate trail. OnX said this was a 2. same rating as Geyser Pass. It is at least a 5-6. Do not take the loop as a return from Geyser. It will ruin your day. Ugly is the word I would use.
Matt Ware
Sep 03, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
This trail is mostly easy, but there are some obstacles that make it rated too low - tight switchbacks, large rocks between 12-24" in the road, and LOTS of opportunity for pinstriping.

Access Description

Head south on Hwy. 191 from Moab. Go about 7 miles and turn left on Old Airport Road after mile marker 118. Pass gravel operation and turn right on Spanish Valley Drive. After 0.6 mile, stay left on La Sal Mountain Loop Road and follow it 4.2 miles to Pack Creek Road, C.R. 128, on right Go 2.7 miles and stay straight on 0073 until you reach vault toilet at 3.0 miles.

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