San Rafael Swell: Coal Canyon

[Hatchcanyon]

Coal canyon in the Sids Mountain Wilderness Study Area is a wonderful place to be - as long as the wash does not shift the large amounts of sand available again. Then you may need some extra time.

But Slipper Arch is a destination worthwile some effort.






Coal canyon east of Ferron


A nice sandy wash ride


Immense Slipper Arch


Huge!


Fix it-Pass


Fix it is easy for ATV`s but not that easy for SUVs.


Saddle Horse Canyon

The whole story: http://hatchcanyon.eu/Inhalt/San_Raf...it/fix_it.html

[Udink]

Very awesome! I went there for the first time last month on my ATV. I love seeing your reports lately of you taking stock SUVs through all of these places where most people only use ATVs or seriously built 4x4s.

[Hatchcanyon]

We visited Coal canyon 3 times.

At first we came down from I 70 along Eva Conover Road, the second time from Ferron the same year. North fork was quite easy to do this time.

A year later thunderstorms hat relocated a lot of sand. In some places the trail was completely altered, much more difficult.

Manybe we have a chance to visit it again next year.

Merry Christmas!

[Sombeech]

Thanks for the trip report!