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Nearby Trails
| Status: | Open |
| Typically Open: | Year Round |
| Length: | 1.7 miles |
| Highest Elevation: | 4728 feet |
| Duration: | About 1 hour, 30 minutes |
| Shape of Trail: | Connector |
| Best Direction to Travel: | N/A |
| Nearest Town: | Moab |
| Nearest Town w/ Services: | Moab |
| Official Road Name: | |
| Management Agency: | Bureau of Land Management |
| District: | Moab Field Office |
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Highlights
Mashed Potato is an easy trail with just enough rock, ledges, and notches to give most any driver an adrenaline rush. Like all trails in Moab, the scenery from Mashed Potato is spectacular, with the La Sal Mountains in the eastern distance, and some glimpses into Hidden Canyon more close-by.
Route Information
Waypoints
1. Trailhead (0 mi)
Turn south to start Mashed Potato. The eastern trailhead is a short distance west of the intersection of Hidden Canyon Overlook at Bartlett Wash Road. It is a 3-way intersection with a BLM sign and map.
Directions to Trailhead
Trailhead Coordinates:
38.725033,
-109.792567
Starting Point: Moab
To approach Mashed Potato from the north:
From Moab, travel approximately 17.3 miles north on Highway 191 to Blue Hills Road which is just south of Canyonlands Field Airport. Turn west and travel approximately 2.3 miles to Bartlett Wash Road or what some maps label Mill Canyon Road. Stay on the more defined roads to the right. Pass an old corral and follow the trail markers labeled "3D".
To approach Mashed Potato from the south:
From Moab, travel north on Highway 191 to the intersection of Highway 313. Turn left (west) on Highway 313. Travel approximately 8 miles to the vicinity of Lone Mesa Campground, and turn right on Dubinky Well Road. Follow Dubinky Well Road for one mile to where it curves left and intersects with BLM 140. Stay right (north) on Dubinky Well Road for another mile to the intersection of Bartlett Wash Road. Turn right on Bartlett Wash Road and proceed north/northeast about 9 miles. Watch for the intersection with '3D Safari Route' on the left. Turn left (west) and in a short 500 yards, arrive at a 3-way intersection. The left fork is the trailhead to Mashed Potato.
Camping
Designated
For individual use only, not to be shared.