![posionspider and golden spike trail moab utah posionspider and golden spike trail moab utah](https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/images/pics-trails/RustyNail28-GSpike.jpg)
![posionspider and golden spike trail moab utah posionspider and golden spike trail moab utah](https://www.rr4w.com/images/trailImages/gs01.jpg)
Trailhead: Located off Potash road, about 16.7 miles from its junction with the Colorado River.īeware of fast moving salt mining trucks that use the road at the stop sign at 2.2 miles.You’ll find a parking area next to the river that marks the beginning of the trail. It heads north up and along the rim thru Golden Spike and Gold Bar Rim trail sections.
![posionspider and golden spike trail moab utah posionspider and golden spike trail moab utah](https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/images/pics-trails/RustyNail26-GSpike.jpg)
Continue south for about 16.7 miles where the pavement ends. The Poison Spider loop starts just North of the Colorado River and past the sandstone cliff faces. About 1.5 miles after crossing the Colorado River, turn left on Potash Road\Road 279. Thursday Poison Spider and Golden Spike Poison Spider Mesa trail is one of Moab’s. Description: One of Moabs premier hardcore trails, Golden Spike. You can even stand at the overlook where Thelma and Louise took their final drive over the rim of a canyon into the Colorado River.įrom Moab, head north on Highway 191. Discount Tire Rally on the Rocks was held in Moab, Utah on the. Moab is not just a single trail but is a multitude of trails covering the gamut from a. Scenic highlights include overlooks of the Colorado River and views of Dead Horse Point State Park. The dark spot at the lower left is a drop-off, leading 500 feet straight down. Matt Flygare rolls down a section of the punishingly steep slickrock of the mesa. At last year's Memorial Moab, we did the Poison Spider Mesa (4 rated) thru Golden Spike (4+) to Gold Bar Rim (3.5) trails with 6 Jeeps and it took us with no breakdowns 11 hours. Make sure you follow the little jeeps, not the spikes. The road is wide, well maintained, and accessible even to two wheel drive vehicles. Watch for the fork where the Golden Spike Trail separates from the Poison Spider trail at GPS N 38° 33.728 W 109° 35.800. If you’re looking for beautiful backcountry scenery, but want avoid navigating steep slick rock and technical obstacles, Potash Road is for you. To get to the Golden Spike via Poison Spider Mesa, youll climb about 800 feet, then gain and lose a few hundred as you push over the Navajo sandstone domes of Poison Spider.