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Off-road enthusiasts come from miles around to participate in this annual event. Scroll down to see more Moab Offroad Trails.Įvery year around Easter time, Moab hosts what is referred to as the Easter Jeep Safari. In honor of these amazing trails, we have curated this selection of Moab area. Very few places in the world offer more amazing combinations of orange rock, purple mountains, white snow, and blue skies. Highlights: Hell’s Gate, Mickey’s Hot Tub, Escalator. The trails around Moab UT are world famous for good reason. Everyone knows it, and not just because it has the best branding. For experts who have lifts, lockers, big tires and a good attitude about body damage. STEEL BENDER | Don't take anyone you care deeply about on this trail If you have all day, continue on to Golden Spike and then Gold Bar Rim for more technical driving. On this dirt/rock hybrid, keep an eye out for mountain bikers, petroglyphs and Pig Rock. POISON SPIDER MESA | At least one person in your party should have a neck tattoo There are some steep ascents so it’s not for beginners, but it’s generally common-sense driving. There are two sections to the trail, both of which loop out from Sand Flats Road, and you’re actually on fins a majority of the time. Make sure to plan accordingly with extra supplies, food, and water. At the end of Golden Spike continue onto Gold Bar Rim back to the highway.
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On the gnarliness scale, Moab has rides ranging from “weekend warrior” to “I put an extra $15K into my $18K CJ7.” TOP 4 MOAB 4X4 TRAILSįINS & THINGS | Requires Big Boy/Girl Pants Trailhead: Head to the Poison Spider Trailhead, navigate Poison Spider, and then continue on to Golden Spike.
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This sandstone “slickrock” is anything but, giving fat-tired jeeps the grip to creep cliffs and crevices they clearly oughtn’t. The same petrified sand dunes that erode so archly (get it?!) in the national parks up the road make Moab Mecca for rock crawlers (…and mountain bikers, and hikers, and rock climbers, and…).