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Ashdown Gorge Wilderness
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Lynne
June 25, 2019
Ashdown Gorge in Dixie National Forest is one of the best kept secrets in Southern Utah. Those who are willing to brave the steep trails and rough terrain will be treated to a back country experience few can boast of. The area can be accessed from either the Rattlesnake Trail, adjacent to the North Entrance of Cedar Breaks National Monument, or the High Mountain Trail which is right off of Dry Lakes Road west of Brian Head. Both of those trails will drop you down into mountain meadows where deer and elk are common and into the river gorge where you'll hike through narrows and slot canyons past Flannigan Arch (PS: be prepared to get wet). Exploring the several creeks you will be rewarded with pristine water falls, slot canyons, and untouched back country. Most people hike through Ashdown Creek which lets out on Highway 14 in Cedar Canyon, where they stash a shuttle car. Some will hike out Potato Hollow trail, and those in impressive physical condition may want to hike up and out the way they came in (not for the faint of heart). The hike is about 12 miles one-way and can be done in one day, but most take the opportunity to do it as an overnight backpacking trip.
Ashdown Gorge in Dixie National Forest is one of the best kept secrets in Southern Utah. Those who are willing to brave the steep trails and rough terrain will be treated to a back country experience few can boast of. The area can be accessed from either the Rattlesnake Trail, adjacent to the North…
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Brian Head, UT