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Honaker Trail - 4 members in 3 triplogs have rated this an average 4.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 16 2021
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Honaker TrailSoutheast, UT
Honaker Trail
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar May 16 2021
trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660
Hiking4.90 Miles 1,600 AEG
Hiking4.90 Miles
1,600 ft AEG
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Goosenecks State Park
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first stop of our 2021 trip
my friend sue from nebraska and i have been to utah four or five times now
wanted to hike this trail and then stay at goosenecks state park since seeing @chumley's trip and write up
my car easily made it to the upper trailhead and we got going around 1330
nice view 1200 feet down to the san juan river
steeper drops alternating with more moderate terrain on a variety of switchback lengths
had to watch footing most of the time
spent a few minutes at the river
had a nice breeze and some cloud cover on the way up
could not make the step over the gap on horn point on the way down
wind and pack weight were throwing me off, then thought about it too long
successfully made the point on the way back up :)
nice trail construction and a unique hike
set up at goosenecks in the wind, which thankfully died down some by morning
would do this hike/camp combo again
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Apr 23 2018
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 Joined Mar 12 2004
 Scottsdale, AZ
Honaker TrailSoutheast, UT
Honaker Trail
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Apr 23 2018
John9L • Triplogs 1,647
Hiking5.50 Miles 1,350 AEG
Hiking5.50 Miles   2 Hrs   33 Mns   2.32 mph
1,350 ft AEG      11 Mns Break
 
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The Honaker Trail came onto my radar in March 2017 when staying at Goosenecks State Park. I returned home and did some research and thought it looked like a fun route with some history. It was originally developed by miners to access the San Juan River in the early part of the 1900’s. I expected the route to be in bad shape but was pleasantly surprised at the good trail conditions overall.

Chumley and I spent four days exploring Canyonlands and stayed at Goosenecks on our final night. We woke early on Monday and drove over to the Honaker Trailhead. The dirt road is in good condition with a short hairy section roughly a mile from the TH. If you don’t like this, you can walk that final mile. We continued on and parked at the upper parking area. There is a fire ring for anyone that wants to camp here.

The trail immediately drops off the rim and has several switchbacks as you descend. We were surprised to find good overall trail conditions. The route appears to get regular use. We continued down and the trail makes a long traverse before descending through a break with amazing trail construction. Once below the break the trail makes a long traverse before looping back and making the final push to the bottom of the canyon. Once Chumley and I were down below we walked to a bend and then took a short break. From there, we started the hike up and worked our way out of the canyon.

This was a great hike and I’m really glad we spent the time to see it for ourselves. This is a great option for people making a layover to Utah.
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Apr 23 2018
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 Joined Sep 18 2002
 Tempe, AZ
Honaker TrailSoutheast, UT
Honaker Trail
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Apr 23 2018
chumley • Triplogs 1,993
Hiking5.52 Miles 1,350 AEG
Hiking5.52 Miles   2 Hrs   32 Mns   2.38 mph
1,350 ft AEG      13 Mns Break
 
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This one was surprisingly incredible. I had done no research and only knew that 9L wanted to check this out. What a pleasant surprise to find an extraordinarily constructed trail through incredible geology and amazing views!

The river is a worthy destination, but what makes this hike most enjoyable is simply admiring how the trail was built as you zig zag through the numerous layers of geology between the rim and the river. Like other historic trails, it's truly a pleasure to envision the original builders as they mapped out the best route and solved the puzzle.

A few miles outside of Mexican Hat, this is in the middle of nowhwere, but I enjoyed it so much that I could absolutely see myself stopping here while driving by just to hike this one again, and I'd recommend as much to anybody else who can squeeze a few hours out of their travels through southeastern Utah.
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average hiking speed 2.35 mph

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