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March 25th, 2008, 11:59
A nice trail following a perennial stream that combines sandy washouts, water crossings and a ledgy dugway clinging to the wall of a narrow canyon. This is a major drainage, be aware that if it floods while you are in the middle of the trail you will have to wait for the water to subside so check the weather before you go.
The .gpx file has a track and waypoints that correspond to those in Charles Wells' Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, Second Edition (http://www.funtreks.com/index.php?page=book_3). The waypoints are labeled 27##.
Here is a map showing them:
http://www.fototime.com/99D133B82EC609D/orig.gif
Kane Creek has carved out a quite beautiful canyon
http://www.fototime.com/7189564E32BED63/orig.jpg
Early part of the trail that is prone to washouts
http://www.fototime.com/5200DF15DC75D57/orig.jpg
One of the deeper crossings of Kane Creek
http://www.fototime.com/14D646E979C8DC0/orig.jpg
The road/creek
http://www.fototime.com/24857EE70C51E45/orig.jpg
The dugway up the side of the canyon is one of the rougher parts of the trail
http://www.fototime.com/2AB1658DEF6E759/orig.jpg
Muleshoe Canyon is usually the worst part of the whole thing
http://www.fototime.com/8F44995CFFCCBFD/orig.jpg
Most of the sandy washouts can be avoided
http://www.fototime.com/1C647846BD7FFE8/orig.jpg
The .gpx file has a track and waypoints that correspond to those in Charles Wells' Guide to Moab, UT Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, Second Edition (http://www.funtreks.com/index.php?page=book_3). The waypoints are labeled 27##.
Here is a map showing them:
http://www.fototime.com/99D133B82EC609D/orig.gif
Kane Creek has carved out a quite beautiful canyon
http://www.fototime.com/7189564E32BED63/orig.jpg
Early part of the trail that is prone to washouts
http://www.fototime.com/5200DF15DC75D57/orig.jpg
One of the deeper crossings of Kane Creek
http://www.fototime.com/14D646E979C8DC0/orig.jpg
The road/creek
http://www.fototime.com/24857EE70C51E45/orig.jpg
The dugway up the side of the canyon is one of the rougher parts of the trail
http://www.fototime.com/2AB1658DEF6E759/orig.jpg
Muleshoe Canyon is usually the worst part of the whole thing
http://www.fototime.com/8F44995CFFCCBFD/orig.jpg
Most of the sandy washouts can be avoided
http://www.fototime.com/1C647846BD7FFE8/orig.jpg