Chicken Corners Trail
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Summary: The 2 rated Chicken Corners trail climbs Hurrah
Pass providing spectacular views of both the Colorado River Gorge and Kane Creek Canyon.
It then follows the remote and scenic rimlands of the Colorado River Gorge ending just
across from Deadhorse Point.
Location: Leave Moab on Kane Creek Road near McDonald's on Highway 191. Follow
Kane Creek Road for about 11 miles and then take the right turn toward Hurrah Pass not to
far after a Creek Crossing. From Hurrah Pass it is about 9 miles to the end of the trail
at Chicken Corners.
Scenery: Views of the colorful, deep Kane Creek Canyon become more and more
impressive as Hurrah Pass is climbed. Once on top you can see for miles. The trail runs
very near the steep dropoff into the Colorado River Gorge as it gets closer to Chicken
Corners.
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The Trail: Much of the trail is graded dirt or two track sand. The
ride up and down Hurrah Pass may be pretty bumpy but not hard on your suspension if you go
slow. Be careful when the trail reaches the rim of the Colorado River gorge. The roadway
is off camber (tilting toward the river) and the drop is over 400 feet. The end of the
trail is a at Chicken Corners. Apparently an old hiking trail went beyond this point and
around the sharp Goose Neck bend. Those who wouldn't do that part of the trail were
Chicken. From what I could see from the end of the 4WD trail I might very well have
qualified as one of the "Chickens" the trail was named after.
Hurrah Pass, Jackson Hole, Chicken Corners
& Lockhart Basin Trails, by Don Miller
Utah
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The Trail: Much of the trail is graded dirt or two track sand. The
ride up and down Hurrah Pass may be pretty bumpy but not hard on your suspension if you go
slow. Be careful when the trail reaches the rim of the Colorado River gorge. The roadway
is off camber (tilting toward the river) and the drop is over 400 feet. The end of the
trail is a at Chicken Corners. Apparently an old hiking trail went beyond this point and
around the sharp Goose Neck bend. Those who wouldn't do that part of the trail were
Chicken. From what I could see from the end of the 4WD trail I might very well have
qualified as one of the "Chickens" the trail was named after.