Hartnet Road and shortcuts

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Hartnet Road is one of two roads from UT 24 into Cathedral Valley.

We startet at Cathedral Valley. Not that much to say, except a mix of pictures from 2011 and 2013 but this might be interesting:

In 2011 we discovered a connencting trail to Caineville Wash Road. Unnamed, as far as we know. We called it Halfway Trail, due to the fact, that someone who find the Fremont River to high to ford not necessarely has to go back the whole distance to Cathedral Valley and Caineville Wash Road. From the river ford to UT 24 via Cathedral Valley is about 56 miles, with Halfway Trail the distance is reduced to approximately 25 miles.

2013 we were on an even shorter connection via an old mining road from North Blue Flats into Red Desert and down to Caineville Wash. This adds up to about 12 miles - pretty short in comparison.

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View Point into South Desert

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A strange rock

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In 2011 we found Hartnet wash running after thunderstorms. Wash and road are partly the same.

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First Clay Hills

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Waterpocket Fold

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More clay

http://hatchcanyon.eu/Navigation/USA/Utah/San_Rafael_Swell_S/Hartnet/PICT3485_12.jpg
Capitol Reef and Boulder Mountain

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Hartnet Road

At 12S 0487950 4247476 is a road/trail triangle. Halfway trail (http://hatchcanyon.eu/Navigation/USA/Utah/San_Rafael_Swell_S/Halfway_Trail/index2.php) runs from this point to the east.

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Halfway Trail

Further down Hartnet Road the next shortcut to Caineville Wash Road at 12S 0491160 4241260. First a trail later a road through the Red Desert (http://hatchcanyon.eu/Navigation/USA/Utah/Hanksville/Red_Desert/index2.php) to Caineville Wash.

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Red Desert Pass

Some pictures from Hartnet Road:

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Colored clay

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near Dry Wash

http://hatchcanyon.eu/Navigation/USA/Utah/Hanksville/Blue_Flats/DSC00618_12.jpg
Dry Wash Canyon

http://hatchcanyon.eu/Navigation/USA/Utah/Hanksville/Blue_Flats/DSC00622_12.jpg
Love that clay - as long as it is dry!

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Colorful

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Fremont River Ford in good condition (2013)

UT 24 is in a short distance.