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Moores Canyon route map
Difficulty: Easy
San Rafael Swell Recreation Area/Utah

Moores Canyon

3.0 mi

Distance

262 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 8m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Moores Canyon 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.

National Recreation Area 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:1,562 ft
Max:1,644 ft
Gain:82 ft
Loss:0 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,562 ft and 1,644 ft across 3.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,562 ft1,590 ft1,617 ft1,644 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.5 mi2.2 mi3.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,562 ft
End3.0 mi1,644 ft

Trail Details

Horse access: Utah Geospatial Resource Center, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Recreation Area

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Castle Dale, UT · about 20 mi away
County:
Emery County, UT
Jurisdiction:
San Rafael Swell Recreation Area

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

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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: Aug 17, 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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