Potash Road

4.7/5 (40 reviews)
Moab, Utah (San Juan County)
Last Updated: 03/19/2023

Trail Information

Highlights

Potash Road is striking, with scenic natural, and unnatural personalities introducing themselves to you as you drive and explore the trail. Intricate canyons and hoodoos captivate you on the western end, followed by the Colorado River in the middle that begs you to pull a chair out and sit and stare at it all day. Then you reach the alien-post-apocalyptic landscape of the potash mines, asking yourself, "where on Earth am I, and what the heck is potash?" Combine all that with the stimulating Schafer Trail, and you have a great beginner's offroad adventure into Canyon Country.


Trail Difficulty and Assessment

Trail Navigation

Trail Reviews

4.7/5 (41)
1100
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 05/27/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Potash is a must do in my book. We combined this into a day-long adventure, going up to Dead Horse state park first (which lets you look down at the trail, and has some amazing views), then hit Canyonlands before heading down Schafer to Potash. Potash isn't technical, and there isn't anything that will really challenge even stock trucks / jeeps. The views are awesome though and you really do feel small at the bottom of the canyon.
5600
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 05/19/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

I would say Potash road is more of a 2. Nothing really technical here or even mentally intimidating like some might find Shafer or White Rim to be. Still extremely scenic and worth checking out. Drove this to exit the White Rim area after a day trip there, having already entered via Shafer. I was glad to have a different trail to take on the way out to add to the experience.
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 04/28/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Potash Road is an interesting trail near Moab. It offers some pretty diverse views (in part because of the bright blue industrial ponds). Driving wise, there's nothing particularly interesting, it's a solid 2 without any obstacles; the ledge at Waypoint 4 is entirely optional.
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 04/22/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Not much an off road trail. I see how weather can change things there. Maybe the bottom of the canyon close to the junction with Shafer trail? We kept looking for the obstacle mentioned in the review. Didn't see anything you can call an obstacle. Maybe I underestimate my Cherokee Trailhawk.
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 04/05/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

We did this as part of a loop with Long canyon and Shafer trail. Potash is an easy drive and it was pretty cool to be on the north side looking south at Chicken corners which we had done the day before. Never even put it in 4WD

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