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Lockhart Basin 3.5

​This is an extremely long trail (37 miles plus to and from) and a fantastic way to really see the area just east of Canyonlands National Park. It is very desolate and chances are good that you will not see anyone else on this trail while you are on it. It is not a good idea to travel on this trail alone.  Plan on 10-11 hours round trip from Moab.

There is a GPS - gpx track at the bottom of the page.
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Lockhart Basin
The first part of the trail (starting at the north end) is the only difficult area as it works its way through a beautiful canyon and up to a bench you will be on for much of the trip. There are some rocks to climb, and some of them are challenging. There are parts that will flex your suspension, and it's a fun section. It is finished off by a set of larger rocks in loose dirt on a hill.
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Climb area at start
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On the bench
Once you are out of the canyon you will be in large, open areas with a trail that is sometimes dirt and sometimes rocky ledges. You can travel fairly quickly in the dirt sections, but much slower in the ledge ones. This slow going will last until the Plane Crash site.  After that the trail is fairly smooth and fast.

If you want a shorter day, simply go to the saddle we have labeled as a lunch spot and turn around.  Much of the beauty but less of the grind.  You will miss the plane crash site.
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Lunch spot
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Plane crash debris
Updated 2014.

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