Route: Lockhart Basin Trail (UT)

Location
Utah, US
Distance
44 mi
Description

The Lockhart Basin Trail is a 44 mile point-to-point dirt road between Moab and Indian Creek.

Anthony Carroll describes the route starting at Indian Creek:

The route runs from Hamburger Rock in Indian Creek (near the Needles District of Canyonlands) to Hurrah Pass, down Kane Creek rd outside of Moab, via a backcountry 4x4 road. Start at the message board immediately after turning off highway 211 on the gravel road towards Hamburger Rock. Run 3 miles down the smooth gravel road to a wash, follow a sandy switchback on the far side up a hill and through a notch in the small cliff band. Continue on Lockhart Basin trail (detailed on many map apps, like MTB Project) into the remote desert backcountry. Do not take either of the brown-picket-signed turns in the first few miles. After this there are two signed intersections for Lockhart Basin Canyon and Chicken Corners at about 15 and 37.5 miles, respectively. Stay right to remain on Lockhart Basin at both. There are numerous unsigned turn offs, generally they are less maintained than Lockhart and require you to turn off the main road. Stay on the obvious, well traveled 4x4 road at all such occasions, but please utilize a GPS map if there is any uncertainty. Around mile 37, there is a rugged descent that ends in a wash. Turn right and travel down the wash. There is a well traveled track continuing straight across the wash that would be easy to follow by mistake. The route ends with 3.5 mile climb to the top of Hurrah Pass and ends at the sign. This is a remote backcountry route, there is no water, you will likely not see anyone for the first 35 miles, please use a GPS enabled map during the run if you are not familiar with the route- a wrong turn could be dangerous.

GPS Track

Comments

This is an exceptional route; nice to see it added!  The White Rim is jammed while this is almost deserted. I've biked it twice, both directions from/to Moab (another 11mi from Hurrah Pass).  As Anthony says in his description: don't mess it up - there is no water. Â