Hell's Revenge - Moab, Utah
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94RedRover
N 38° 34.530 W 109° 31.790
12S E 628064 N 4270695
Technically, Hell's Revenge rates a 4 on a difficulty rating of 1 to 10. The trail gets it's name not just from the petrified sand dunes resembling a frozen sea of hell fire, but also because it is not for the faint of heart.
Waymark Code: WM50K7
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2008
Views: 26
The trail is NOT intended for stock vehicles or novice drivers. Low gearing, good articulation, high clearance, high approach and departure angles necessary, and lockers are highly recommended.
The trail is in the Sand Flats Recreation Area (fee applies...$6.00 for 3 days) and as you climb these sandstone hills, you can look out over miles of petrified dunes. The trail laid out over the horizon like a crayon line...
Allow 4 to 6 hours for this 6.9 mile trail. There are two optional loops that bring you to more difficult obstacles...such as Hell's Gate and Escalator Loop. The sandstone acts like fly paper, the grip that the tyres got on that surface was better than asphalt. Even though we climbed and descended at extreme angles, the truck never once flinched off course.
The first 100 yards, you climb up a sandstone fin, wide enough for one vehicle, and dropping on both sides. I had a panic attack right away. (I'm terribly afraid of heights). I convinced my husband to let me continue on the trail, only to face a much larger, higher, steeper obstacle. After that second panic attack, though, I was all right!
Overall Trail Difficulty: Okay we're getting bumpy
Land Ownership: Public
Popularity: Crowded
Trail Length (approx): 6.9 miles
Parking availble?: Yes
Room for Trailers: Yes
Permit required to access area?: Yes
Camping sites nearby: Yes
Are OHVs permitted: Yes
Highest Altitude: Not listed
Additional Trailhead: Not Listed
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