Big Water to Escalante trail
- Kane County - Big Water
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Out & Back
No width limit
Dirt Trail
gravel roads
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Emergencies Facilities There are a few motels out of Big Water, Utah and fuel toward Page, AZ. You can stock up on fuel and groceries in Kanab.
OHVsAll sizes. No width limits. ATVs, MCs, UTVs, 4x4s on most trails.
TerrainGravel and dirt roads.
SignageMost trails have adequate signage. We recommend sticking to Smoky Mountain Road (graded road)
EmergenciesThe closest medical help is the hospital in Page AZ, 501 N Navajo Drive Road. Open 24 hours (928) 645-2424. Or the Kazan Memorial Clinic out of Escalante, 570 East Moqui Lane, Escalante, UT 84726 (435) 826-4374
Kane County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency Dispatch: (435) 644-2349
Garfield County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency (435) 676-2678
Utah Highway Patrol: Dial 9-1-1
We highly recommend you purchase a Utah Search and Rescue Assistant Card (USARA) learn more: gcutsheriff.com
Kane County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency Dispatch: (435) 644-2349
Garfield County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency (435) 676-2678
Utah Highway Patrol: Dial 9-1-1
We highly recommend you purchase a Utah Search and Rescue Assistant Card (USARA) learn more: gcutsheriff.com
There are a few motels out of Big Water, Utah and fuel toward Page, AZ. You can stock up on fuel and groceries in Kanab.
All sizes. No width limits. ATVs, MCs, UTVs, 4x4s on most trails.
Gravel and dirt roads.
Most trails have adequate signage. We recommend sticking to Smoky Mountain Road (graded road)
The closest medical help is the hospital in Page AZ, 501 N Navajo Drive Road. Open 24 hours (928) 645-2424. Or the Kazan Memorial Clinic out of Escalante, 570 East Moqui Lane, Escalante, UT 84726 (435) 826-4374
Kane County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency Dispatch: (435) 644-2349
Garfield County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency (435) 676-2678
Utah Highway Patrol: Dial 9-1-1
We highly recommend you purchase a Utah Search and Rescue Assistant Card (USARA) learn more: gcutsheriff.com
Kane County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency Dispatch: (435) 644-2349
Garfield County Sheriff: Dial 9-1-1 for emergencies or Non-Emergency (435) 676-2678
Utah Highway Patrol: Dial 9-1-1
We highly recommend you purchase a Utah Search and Rescue Assistant Card (USARA) learn more: gcutsheriff.com
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- Description
Big Water, Utah is a small town 17 miles northwest of Page, Arizona on US-89 near Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. This 85-mile trail boasts a landscape that is “out of this world” as you ride north through the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument. We spent five hours riding at an average speed of 16 mph.
There are no services and this is the desert so stock up on water and other supplies in Big Water or on your way through Kanab. Make sure family and friends know where you are going and map out your trail with the resources here.
There are no services and this is the desert so stock up on water and other supplies in Big Water or on your way through Kanab. Make sure family and friends know where you are going and map out your trail with the resources here.
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Trail Route
We recommend to download the GAIA App on your mobile device.
You can view and download the route from GAIA as well as see photos with their location geotagged on the trail.
360 Street View
Click “View 360 Map” to explore the trail in Google Street View and “See the Trail Before You Ride the Trail.”
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Experience a bird’s-eye view of the trail to get a better understanding of elevation changes and the surrounding terrain.
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Key Points
Within our Key Points you will discover trail head parking, trail markers, points of interests, intersections as well as terrain and obstacles.
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Head northeast toward Smoky Mountain Road / Grand Bench on National Park Road 230.
Stay left (west) of the sign announcing the GSENM Border as you cross into the monument boundaries.
Starting up the Kelly Grade. Amazing colors in the hills created by a blue-purple clay layer called the Chinle formation. These clays were left by ancient lake, rivers and volcanic ash. Watch out when this stuff gets wet.
Continuing the climb of the Kelly Grade, along the Big Smoky Road (BLM 330)
From the top of the Kelly Grade.
Continue on northwest on the main road. This turnoff will take you to the coal seam fires. Smokey Mountains have a coal seam burning deep within the mountain after being struck by lightning possibly thousands of years ago | geology.utah.gov
Head west continuing on to Escalante. You will find the Left Hand Collet Trail eastward.
Stay left (south) at the fork. To the right is a dead end at Camp Spring, just a short way off the main road.
