This may be the most popular trail in Moab. It’s very close to town, not too long, challenging in a fun way and amazingly scenic. If you only have time for one difficult trail, this is the one you want to do. The trail is intertwined with the Slickrock Bike Trail. Be very careful at crossing points and remember that bikers always have the right-of-way. There is a fee to enter the Sand Flats Recreation Area.
435-259-2444Sand Flats Recreation Area.
Check the Weather04/04/2025
Submitted by Matt Peterson
As of July 2022, a new cut-through at Waypoint 11 (Tip-Over Challenge) provides an alternative way to exit the trail through the start. Previously restricted to bicycles, this route is now open to motorized vehicles for one-way traffic from west to east. For details, download the updated FunTreks PDF map. A BLM contact confirmed this information.
05/08/2019
Submitted by Charles Wells
As you pull into the parking lot at the start of the trail, you’ll see a new road on the left marked EXIT ONLY. This new exit allows you to turn around at any point along the trail and return to the start. A new road has been created south and parallel to fin on which you normally enter. It was always a problem getting out there because that fin is so narrow. If you return to the start, you’ll see an exit sign to the right just south of Lake Michigan.
