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The 1,413,111-acre Manti-La Sal National Forest is located in southeastern
Utah. The forest is divided into three land
areas: the Manti Division, the La Sal Division at Moab, and the La Sal
Division at Monticello.
The Manti Division is part of the remnant
Wasatch Plateau (5,000 to 10,000 foot elevation) exhibiting high elevation
lakes, diverse vegetation, near vertical escarpments, and areas of scenic
and geologic interest.
On the La Sal Division-Moab, mountain peaks (12,000 foot elevation),
canyons, and forest add scenic contrast to the red-rock
landscape of Arches (5,000 foot elevation) and Canyonlands National Parks.
The La Sal Division-Monticello offers timbered slopes to provide a
welcome middle ground and background contrast to the sand and heat of
Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, and the
surrounding desert. Pictographs, petroglyphs, and stone dwellings are
evidence of past civilizations.
Hiking Trails in
Manti La Sal National Forest
The following hiking trails have been summarized from
information received from the National Forest Service.
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Trail |
Description |
Directions |
Distance (round
trip) |
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Easy |
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Fish
Creek
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The trail climbs 1100 feet, alongside
a creek, with two crossings. There are deer, elk, moose, bears, and lions, and
good trout fishing. |
Fish creek campground, 6 miles from
Scofield, Utah on Forest Development Road 123 to trailhead |
10 miles |
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Silver Creek Trail (easy) |
Ancient mammals have
been found in this area of the forest. There are deer, elk, moose,
bears, and lions, and good trout fishing. |
NW corner of Gooseberry
Reservoir, 3 miles from the junction of SR 31 and SR 264 |
8 mile |
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Moderate |
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Castle Valley Ridge Trail |
Good Views into Castle Valley, and
the desert in SE Utah. climbs 1200 feet. Deer,
badgers, elk and red-tail hawks |
One mile from Huntington Canyon on
Forest Development Road 110 |
9 miles |
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Left
Fork of Huntington Canyon |
A popular trail climbing 900 feet
passing through waterfalls, pools, spruce and fir. Also offers
great trout fishing. |
32 miles NW of Huntington, .9 miles
from Miller's Flat Reservoir |
4 miles |
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Horse Canyon Trail #076 |
Black bear, deer, elk,
coopers, hawks, dippers are in the area. It climbs 1,970 feet
to the top of East Mountain, 9,600 feet. |
18 miles from
Huntington, Utah. West side of SR 31 at Huntington Canyon |
4 miles |
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East Mountain Trail #085 |
Panoramic views of
Huntington Canyon, Gentry Mountain and Skyline Drive and deer, elk,
and raptors. Climbs 900 feet |
At end of FDR #244 along
the top of East Mountain |
4 miles |
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Difficult |
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Pole Canyon |
Climbs 1600 feet and gives scenic
views of Huntington Canyon, East Mountain and Gentry Ridge. |
20 miles from Huntington on the NE
side of SR 31. |
2 miles |
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Bull Pasture Trail |
Climbs 2100 feet and offers scenic
views of Huntington Canyon, East Mountain and Gentry Ridge. Has
deer, elk and golden eagles. |
16 miles from Huntington on the NE
side of SR 31. |
5 miles |
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Wild Cattle Hollow Trail |
Scenic views into Wild Cattle Hollow.
Climbs 1800 feet |
SR 31 to Tie Fork Canyon 2miles |
4 miles |
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