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Difficulty: Difficult
San Rafael Swell Recreation Area/Utah

Music Canyon

5.5 mi

Distance

1,430 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 33m

Est. Time

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Music 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:1,479 ft
Max:1,924 ft
Gain:452 ft
Loss:6 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,479 ft and 1,924 ft across 5.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,479 ft1,628 ft1,776 ft1,924 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.1 mi5.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,479 ft
End5.5 mi1,924 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Recreation Area

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Hanksville, UT · about 22 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.

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: 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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