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Thread: Shortcut to Hidden Splendor
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03-27-2006, 10:07 AM #1
Shortcut to Hidden Splendor
Well, I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but since you guys are the experts. . . I moved out of the great state last year and must now access the Swell from the southeast. In the past, I've accessed the Hidden Splendor mine from I-70, but this time around I'll be coming up highway 24. From the Hanksville/Goblin Valley vicinity, is there any way to avoid going all the way north to Tan Seep before heading back south to Hidden Splendor? I'll have a fairly capable 4x4 pickup. I need to get a better map, I guess, but it looks like the Behind-the-Reef Road might connect northwest to that spur at McKay Flat (near upper Wild Horse Canyon). Although if it's a really rough road, that might not save me any time. Let me know if you have any ideas/experience.
The larger question might be whether it's faster to just go up through Moab to Green River, then west on I-70 to the usual exit. I'll be coming from northern New Mexico (near Santa Fe). Let me know if you've done this before or have any suggestions. Thanks!
Brent
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03-27-2006 10:07 AM # ADS
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03-27-2006, 10:45 AM #2
Re: Shortcut to Hidden Splendor
Originally Posted by utidcapaco
Ben.
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03-27-2006, 11:52 AM #3
You want to enter the Swell at Temple Mountain. You still have to drive by Tan Seep. The amount of dirt road is about the same from I-70 or Temple Mtn, but you will cut off 1 hour of pavement driving. The road is passable to cars in normal conditions.
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