Rugged · 7 days · 7 nights
Greater Moab · Thirteen photo stops
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Sleep spot Sleep-planning corridorRoad routing is a planning aid. Verify closures, access, and conditions before driving.
The first day's GPS route begins here. Every later day begins at the prior night's sleeping location.
38.573300, -109.549800Make it your trip
Use the sequence as a strong first draft. Island in the Sky is a good rainy-day pivot, The Needles can move forward when you want space, and an Arches day can slide when entrance or parking capacity changes the plan.
Road and hike times are planning estimates. Recheck weather, closures, permits, and access before departure. Check current Arches entry and parking conditions ↗Plan your days
Daily stops, drives, and camps, with room for weather and rest.
Use the morning for final gear, water, fuel, and food, then use the roadside overlook at the shared Owl Rock and Elephant Butte start without presenting either technical objective as a normal hike. Buck Canyon Overlook can round out the day before paid Horsethief on paved roads.
Three different uses share this photographed start area: Owl Rock is a climbing outing, Elephant Butte is technical, and the roadside overlook is available without committing to either route. The public pin records the shared area rather than route guidance.
Planning allocation · 5h
Drive to · Moab passenger-road access 38.573297, -109.549724 NPS · Arches climbing rules and closures ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗12 photographs from this location, made Sep 12, 2022–Sep 13, 2022.
Planning allocation · 0h 30m
Drive to · Buck Canyon Overlook parking 38.345886, -109.861063 NPS Canyonlands hiking ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗Give Devil's Garden its own substantial day and return to Horsethief on US 191 and paved UT 313.
4 photographs from this location, made Apr 14, 2022.
Planning allocation · 4h 30m
Drive to · Devils Garden trailhead parking 38.782811, -109.595028 Find a current trail guide ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗Use the full mesa day for Aztec Butte and Upheaval Dome, then collect Orange Cliffs as a later road-accessible photograph before returning to Horsethief.
A 1.4-mile Canyonlands route with slickrock scrambling and two branches, including one to Ancestral Puebloan structures.
Planning allocation · 2h
Drive to · Aztec Butte trailhead parking 38.393459, -109.882124 NPS hiking guide ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗1 photograph from this location, made Sep 12, 2022.
Planning allocation · 1h 30m
Drive to · Upheaval Dome trailhead parking 38.426310, -109.926133 NPS Canyonlands hiking ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗1 photograph from this location, made Sep 12, 2022.
Planning allocation · 0h 30m
Drive to · Orange Cliffs Overlook parking 38.313596, -109.857146 Open vehicle-access pin ↗Give Grand View Point the cool-morning walk, handle the final Moab resupply, collect the Kane Creek roadside photograph before passing it, then hike Funnel Arch and continue south to The Ledge.
10 photographs from this location, made Sep 12, 2022.
Planning allocation · 2h
Drive to · Grand View Point parking 38.310778, -109.856506 NPS Canyonlands hiking ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗4 photographs from this location, made Sep 11, 2022.
Planning allocation · 0h 30m
Drive to · Kane Creek Boulevard roadside access 38.567914, -109.579152 Open vehicle-access pin ↗15 photographs from this location, made Apr 13, 2022–Sep 11, 2022.
Planning allocation · 2h
Drive to · Funnel Arch Kane Creek roadside parking 38.519960, -109.600611 Find a current trail guide ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗Drive south through Canyon Rims to Anticline Overlook, then camp at Hatch Point.
3 photographs from this location, made Sep 16, 2022.
Planning allocation · 0h 30m
Drive to · Anticline Overlook parking 38.464700, -109.627431 Open vehicle-access pin ↗Continue south to Needles Overlook, then keep Pothole Point for a chill family outing and Mr. Crowmeister's favorite Needles sunset before settling at Lockhart Road South. Check the road in daylight before driving to camp.
A developed BLM overlook reached by the Needles Overlook Scenic Backway in Canyon Rims Recreation Area.
Planning allocation · 0h 30m
Drive to · Needles Overlook parking 38.259939, -109.696065 BLM Canyon Rims ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗An easy Needles outing that Mr. Crowmeister recommends for a chill rest day or approachable family adventure—and his favorite sunset spot in the district.
Planning allocation · 0h 45m
Drive to · Pothole Point trailhead pullout 38.173510, -109.809920 NPS Canyonlands hiking ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗Reserve the final day for the photographed Elephant Canyon and Chesler Park route. The album may extend toward Druid Arch, but current conditions and ability determine the turnaround.
27 photographs from this location, made Sep 15, 2022–Oct 6, 2023.
Planning allocation · 6h
Drive to · Elephant Hill trailhead parking 38.141685, -109.827597 NPS Canyonlands hiking ↗ Open vehicle-access pin ↗Keep moving
Continue west from the same Moab base.