Behind the Reef 3.0

This is a fun Jeep trail with great scenery, one area with a challenging climb and a chance to see wild horses.

There is a GPS - gpx track at the bottom of the page.

Along the trail

There is an interesting pictograph behind a staging area on the way in.  You can see that surrounding portions of the painted rock layer have flaked off over time.  The drive into Chute Canyon is beautiful.

Pictographs

Chute Canyon

The climb out of Chute Canyon is the only difficult part of the trail.  Not too difficult, but a bit of a challenge.

The fun part

Narrow, rocky road

After the climb there are nice views to the north, then you drop down into the upper part of Little Wild Horse Canyon.

Between Chute and Little Wild Horse Canyons

Little Wild Horse Canyon

Pass through "The Squeeze" as you continue up Little Wild Horse Canyon, then climb up onto McKay Flat where you have a good chance to see wild horses as you travel out the dead end spur to the overlook.

The Squeeze

Wild horses

The overlook offers views of slot canyons and (hazy) views of distant mountains.

Slot canyons

Overlook

Updated 2015.

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