Gold Butte to Little Finland

Total Miles
37.1

Elevation

925.27 ft

Duration

6 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Winter

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Trail Overview

This is a one way, in-and-out trail through the Gold Butte National Monument. The trail passes several park highlights including; Whitney Pockets, the Devil's Throat sinkhole and the Little Finland area. The trail is an easy, graded dirt road suitable for 4x4 and AWD vehicles. Several washboard sections of dirt road make for slow travel. Recent rains may make for slick, muddy conditions. Stay on the main trail, as several side trails head out into the delicate desert terrain. This is a remote area of desert and you will likely not have any cell service. Be sure to enter with plenty of fuel, water and food. Summer temperatures will top 110 degrees.

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Gold Butte to Little Finland
Gold Butte to Little Finland

Difficulty

The trail is a graded dirt road with no obstacles.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Joseph Ou
Dec 05, 2024
Open
Was mostly a 2, but it seems a part of the trail deteriorated near the end. There was one obstacle that was an off camber 18” ledge that I didn’t want to risk in my sprinter 4x4, so I hiked in from there. Shorter wheelbase would’ve been better there.
Deb A
Nov 23, 2024
2021 Toyota 4Runner
Open
Normal
Dusty
Washboard
Road was better than the last time we were there in March 2023. Still some washboarding and rocky though. We aired down for comfort..others in our group did not but were fine. Just be prepared to change a tire. Great day out there!
Rick L
Apr 13, 2024
ATV
Open
Easy trail, no obstruction.
Charles Hursh
Sep 04, 2023
4x4
Obstructed
Washout

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