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Colorado River Overlook Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

Colorado River Overlook Trail

Moab, Utah

1.2 mi

Distance

558 ft

Elev. Gain

28m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Colorado River Overlook Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Utah State Parks manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,779 ft
Max:1,816 ft
Gain:170 ft
Loss:170 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,779 ft and 1,816 ft across 1.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,779 ft1,791 ft1,804 ft1,816 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.6 mi0.9 mi1.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,809 ft
High point0.0 mi1,816 ft
End1.2 mi1,809 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by Utah State Parks

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Moab, UT · about 10 mi away
County:
San Juan County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Dead Horse Point State Park · Utah State Parks

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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