Dellenbaugh Tunnel

Fun trail! Nothing really tricky. Paint markings helped with route finding. Several bypasses. The 'tunnel' at the end was a treat--little boys loved crawling on the rocks and walking through the cool tunnel.

This was a fun trail with a good mix of small challenges. There are optional or multiple lines on some of the larger obstacles on this route. Rating of 3 seems about right for this one.

We in on the East Alternate and departed on this road. Like the other, it's a fun combination of sandy wash and slickrock. There are some steps/ledges but these are easy to pick through. We enjoyed the Dellenbaugh Tunnel and the canyon view beyond it.

Combined this with trip to Secret Spire for a fun day.

I did this in addition to Secret Spire. Both are incredible sights, though the trail to Dellenbaugh tunnel was much more challenging and fun. It was an easy drive to Secret Spire, but definitely worth the trip. Did both trips in my stock 2016 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.

Drove the Dellenbaugh Tunnel route, including the East Exit, on March 12th as part of making updates on guides to nearby 4x4 roads. I found the downloadable track easy to navigate, it was right on, and good thing too because this route covers sand and slickrock, so it's not always easy to see the road. The tunnel was an impressive feature, it was really cool to walk through and arrive at the nearby canyon walls. Spectacular side trip! Add it to your "to-do" list.

I ran this trail only once prior and that was when it was freezing cold and snow on the ground. That trip we never made it to the tunnel. This time the weather was perfect, the sky was perfectly blue and I got to explore the tunnel and the surrounding landscape. Such a beautiful area and the best part is that this trail can be combined with several of the others for a full day of wheeling and exploring on foot.

For the day, I had already run Hidden Canyon, Tusher Tunnel, Bartlett Wash Road, Spring Canyon Bottom, Spring Canyon Point, and Secret Spire. Dellenbaugh Tunnel was to the be the last trail. We started shortly before sunset and as we descended the sun light up the snow covered desert landscape from brilliant orange-gold to a dark pink. We made it to the ledge prior to the parking lot just before sunset.