{"id":16679,"date":"2023-11-27T21:27:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=16679"},"modified":"2023-11-27T21:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:33:18","slug":"hayduke-mudholes-ridge-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/hayduke-mudholes-ridge-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Hayduke: Mudholes Ridge Route"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"area<\/a>In Section 7<\/strong> of the Hayduke Trail<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>hikers leave Hole in the Rock Road<\/strong> and climb up to the top of\u00a0Fiftymile Mountain. <\/strong>Once there\u00a0they head for the\u00a0Mudhole Spring<\/strong>\u00a0area. Here the official route swings to the north across the plateau to the upper reaches of Monday Canyon<\/strong><\/a> to descend to Rogers Canyon<\/strong>.\u00a0I really didn’t like the route through Monday Canyon the first time I did it — a sentiment which seems to be shared with several Haydukers I’ve spoken with over the years. On subsequent trips I found it more enjoyable, but still wondered about a possible alternate via\u00a0Mudholes Point<\/strong>. I finally tried that in spring of 2023 and I’m happy to report that it went well and IMHO it’s the best way to go. The route along the ridge and the edge of the sheer cliffs is amazing and provides extensive views in all directions at times; thus I dubbed this alternate the Mudholes Ridge Route<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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along the ridge route<\/p><\/div>\n

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