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Thread: Factory Butte / Hidden Splendor Roads

  1. 09-18-2013, 01:17 PM #1
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    Factory Butte / Hidden Splendor Roads

    Does anyone know the current conditions of the Factory Butte or Hidden Splendor roads?
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  3. 09-18-2013, 01:56 PM #2
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    According to posts on candition.com Hidden Splendor is OK as far as Quandary/Knotted Rope, at least, for high clearance vehicles. If you go, post back!
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    In wet conditions the Factorty Butte road can turn into 2' of snot. Bruce Newmann and I spent a night stuck on that road. It gets really bad between the butte and Muddy Creek not to mention you have a big dugway to climb/descend in that same section of road. The good news is the roads in the Swell dry out fast. And if you are crossing Muddy Creek do NOT stop.


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  6. 09-20-2013, 07:41 AM #4
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    just an FYI: there will be a large group camping at Hidden Splendor Sept 26th -30th
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    The Factory Butte Road in "prime" conditions....

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    We were driving down the nice gravel road doing about 50 mph at night and all of a sudden the bottom dropped out of the road. We slid about 200 feet out into the mud.

    Good times. Not!

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  9. 09-20-2013, 12:44 PM #6
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    just an FYI: there will be a large group camping at Hidden Splendor Sept 26th -30th
    Who is it?

    Just curious since I'll be camping in that area the same time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott P View Post
    Who is it?

    Just curious since I'll be camping in that area the same time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott P View Post
    Who is it?
    A Meet-Up Group.....

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    Yup, please have ambulances standing by ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iceaxe View Post
    A Meet-Up Group.....

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  15. 09-21-2013, 05:23 PM #11
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    Drove to cable cyn th today. Last 3 miles 4wd only. It did rain a bit as we exited so nob guaranteed but we made it. P.s. cable has 1 pothole in keeper mode. Water WAS 2 feet below high water mark.
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  16. 09-22-2013, 06:35 PM #12
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    Was all over the area this weekend...hidden splendor could be done in a 2 wheel drive...the area around red canyon was a little dicey...roads ups high were in good shape...roads around temple mountain were decent...

    we were driving a lifted landcruiser for point of reference
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