Graded dirtBears Ears, Mexican Hat, UTdesert

Valley of the Gods + Moki Dugway

37.2338 N 109.8117 W · TRAILHEAD

A gentle 17-mile loop through a pocket Monument Valley, capped by the Moki Dugway's improbable mesa-face switchbacks.

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Route map

8 WAYPOINTS · OSM TILES

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Elevation profile

MIN 4,420 FT · MAX 6,420 FT

2,190 FT TOTAL GAIN

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Route log

8 WAYPOINTS · 24 MI

MI 0.0East Entrance TrailheadTrailhead4,420 FT
Off US 163 north of Mexican Hat. The cattle guard is the door to the valley.
MI 2.9Seven SailorsViewpoint4,650 FT
A line of sandstone spires standing watch over the first big bend.
MI 7.2Setting Hen ButteViewpoint4,953 FT
Exactly what it sounds like. Best light within an hour of sunrise.
MI 12.5Castle Butte CampCampsite4,903 FT
Established dispersed pullouts with monolith views in every direction.
MI 14.4Lady in a BathtubViewpoint4,966 FT
The valley's most famous formation, mid-soak since the Jurassic.
MI 16.9West EntranceBailout5,355 FT
Paved UT-261. Bail south to Mexican Hat, or continue north to the Dugway.
MI 18.0Moki DugwayObstacle6,199 FT
3 miles of 11%-grade gravel switchbacks cut into the mesa face. Trailers not advised.
MI 24.0Muley Point ExitExit6,200 FT
Rim-edge overlook 1,000 ft above the Goosenecks of the San Juan. Trail's end.

Trail notes

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Valley of the Gods is the easiest trail in the catalog and one of the most photogenic: a graded dirt loop weaving between sandstone monoliths with names like Setting Hen Butte and Lady in a Bathtub. Any high-clearance vehicle handles it dry. The finale is the Moki Dugway: three miles of gravel switchbacks blasted into the face of Cedar Mesa, climbing 1,200 feet to Muley Point's edge-of-the-world view over the Goosenecks.

Valley of the Gods + Moki Dugway

24 MI · 1D · DIFF 1/5

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