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Notum/Bullfrog Road Area
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Notum Road begins
at Hwy 24 just outside of the park's eastern
border. It travels south along the eastern side of
the reef offering some good views. After 34 miles,
it joins the Burr Road and continues south for
another 35 miles to Bullfrog Basin Marina on Lake
Powell. The road is paved only for about the first
five miles. The rest is passable though washboarded
and occasionally washed out or sandy.
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Muley Twist Canyon
is a noted backpacking area accessible from the
Notum Road. It is a beautiful deep canyon cut into
the waterpocket fold of Capitol Reef.
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Upper Muley
Twist Canyon
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Strenuous
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15 mi.
semi-loop
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950
ft.
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Overnight
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The upper portion
is terrifically scenic with numerous arches and
dramatic views. The trail begins along a 4wd road
through a wash. A gate at the 2.5 mile mark blocks
vehicles but you continue up the ever narrowing
canyon past several arches. The Rim Route, a
rigorous, lightly carined trail that follows the
crest of the reef back to an intersection with an
earlier part of the trail.
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Lower Muley Twist Canyon
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Strenuous
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16.5 mi.
loop
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850
ft.
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Overnight
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This trail climbs
slickrock up the waterpocket fold, winds through
the superb, deep Lower Muley Twist canyon and then
returns through a broad grassy valley.
[We intend to add better coverage of this area
soon.]
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