Candice
New Member
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
Hi,
My name is Candice and I am new to this forum. I am looking for information on the White Rim Trail in Cayonlands National Park. I am not sure if this forum answers these types of questions, so I apologize if this topic is not relevant to the forum.
My boyfriend and I are travelling to Utah from Saskatchewan, Canada next week. As part of a longer trip we would like to drive the White Rim Trail if possible. Our approximate dates in the Moab area will be around 29th January - 1st of February. We have a 2007 Toyota Tundra with the Toyota Racing Development Off-Road Package, but other than that it is a fairly stock truck. We are both originally from Australia and have good off-reading experience from home. We have completed some of the more difficult 4x4 trails in Australia but have not attempted any in North America as of yet.
I have watched numerous YouTube videos and read many blogs of other people completing this trail. I feel confident with our vehicle and skills that we could complete this trail. However, many of the videos are from the warmer months, there are not many in January. Could anyone give some insight on what the trail conditions are typically like during January? I have also spoken to the National Park Services who have said the Schafer Switchbacks are likely to be closed due to snow cover and that we could use Potash Road to access White Rim a Trail. They also said that we would most likely have free-run on the trail due to the decreased number of visitors at this time of year (so we definitely don't want to get stuck as we are travelling by ourselves)! However, does anyone have any tips/advice on how other sections of the trail will be if there is snow cover, e.g. Murphy's Hogback and Hardscrabble Hill?
I understand that the weather conditions will be completely different between now and then, but I was just interested to hear from some other people that may have driven this trail in the winter months and what their thoughts are.
Thank you you very much,
Candice
My name is Candice and I am new to this forum. I am looking for information on the White Rim Trail in Cayonlands National Park. I am not sure if this forum answers these types of questions, so I apologize if this topic is not relevant to the forum.
My boyfriend and I are travelling to Utah from Saskatchewan, Canada next week. As part of a longer trip we would like to drive the White Rim Trail if possible. Our approximate dates in the Moab area will be around 29th January - 1st of February. We have a 2007 Toyota Tundra with the Toyota Racing Development Off-Road Package, but other than that it is a fairly stock truck. We are both originally from Australia and have good off-reading experience from home. We have completed some of the more difficult 4x4 trails in Australia but have not attempted any in North America as of yet.
I have watched numerous YouTube videos and read many blogs of other people completing this trail. I feel confident with our vehicle and skills that we could complete this trail. However, many of the videos are from the warmer months, there are not many in January. Could anyone give some insight on what the trail conditions are typically like during January? I have also spoken to the National Park Services who have said the Schafer Switchbacks are likely to be closed due to snow cover and that we could use Potash Road to access White Rim a Trail. They also said that we would most likely have free-run on the trail due to the decreased number of visitors at this time of year (so we definitely don't want to get stuck as we are travelling by ourselves)! However, does anyone have any tips/advice on how other sections of the trail will be if there is snow cover, e.g. Murphy's Hogback and Hardscrabble Hill?
I understand that the weather conditions will be completely different between now and then, but I was just interested to hear from some other people that may have driven this trail in the winter months and what their thoughts are.
Thank you you very much,
Candice
