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Potash Road - Shafer Switchbacks

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Trail stats

Distance
35.2 mi
Elevation gain
2,979 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,171 ft
Max elevation
5,820 ft
TrailRank 
39 5
Min elevation
3,936 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
2 hours 11 minutes
Time
3 hours 20 minutes
Coordinates
4908
Uploaded
October 8, 2022
Recorded
October 2022
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near Moab, Utah (United States)

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Itinerary description

Easy trail passing several Potash ponds, passing through Shafer Canyon and up the Shafer Switchbacks to Canyonlands Road

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,998 ft
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Colorado River

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,196 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,265 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,265 ft
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Balanced Rock

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,327 ft
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Potash Ponds

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,204 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 4,498 ft
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Thelma & Louise Point

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,231 ft
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Shaefer Canyon

PictographPhoto Altitude 4,890 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,362 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,571 ft
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PictographPhoto Altitude 5,592 ft
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Comments  (1)

  • Pieter4x4 Jun 24, 2023

    I have followed this trail  View more

    Fantastic views! Narrow and steep in the beginning starting from Canyonlands.

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