Comb Ridge

I chose to add this trail to my solo 10-day Utah itinerary simply for the history of it and am glad I did. Checking out the old house at Waypoint 10 was really cool and seeing the well-preserved petroglyphs was an added bonus. The trail itself was pretty fun getting to go back and forth through the wash and up and down the banks. Some of them were pretty steep and had me a little off-camber so I'd recommend getting out and scouting a few of them before just dropping in. One thing to note that this trail description surprisingly doesn't mention or show photos of are the obstacles at Waypoint 6. In the photos where the Land Cruiser is turning left up the hill, there's a very rocky section in this corner that could likely puncture a tire if you're fully aired up and don't watch your placement. Again, very surprised that this isn't mentioned or shown as this is the only difficult part of the trail. Someone in a lower-clearance vehicle might think they can do this trail based off the rating and then be surprised to find out they can't make it past Waypoint 6.

Loved this trail. It was much easier than I expected, but we travelled it on a dry, sunny day so the ground was firm with good traction. There are some spots with deep sand dunes. At one point, the cited trail drops into the creek, but the bank has recently been cut very steep, leaving a sandy three-foot vertical drop. Easy down but would be more difficult going up on the return. It’s probably manageable with a lifted vehicle, but there is a much easier bypass a short way upstream. The obstacles on this trail are just plain fun. The payoff at waypoint 10 makes everything worth it. We did not carry on past 10 since we wanted to avoid the pinstriping.

This is a fun, beautiful trail. Be careful, dropping in and out of the shallow Creek because with all the rain, some of the walls have became pretty steep. Most are doable, and you can always find another way out. The rock hill climb after waypoint 6 is more like a 3-4. Lots to see at the end of the trail, I will be back.

This is a very fun, scenic trail. Stop at The Rincone and walk to the river beach and have lunch. Beautiful, with a nice cool breeze. The River House is very interesting and fun to take pictures of. It is more than a 2 trail rating in a couple areas, particularly Waypoint 6, the fork you take a left on.

What a great trail with tons to see. Don't miss the turn off at the bottom of the hill off the highway. We parked the RV trailering the jeep down the dirt road and to the left. There was a nice spot to turn arround. The trail weaves arround the sage brush and through the creek bed, nothing too soft. Saw a few Razor's out there, but we had fun in the 2007 JKU. Old traiding post site, ruins, wagon train route (with insiping inscription at the top), and the petroglyph wall. Lots to see and a few signs to read. Tottally the best on a whim little trail ever with great sights to see.

Visited this trail during a 4 day Overlanding trip to this area. The weather was great but we were suprise to see water present in the creek along the trail. The bottom was solid and did not present any issues getting through.

Drove this trail on day 1 of a 3-week overlanding trip through southeastern Utah. Unfortunately, we were rushed and didn't get to hike to the petroglyph panel beyond the end of the trail, so we came back on the last day of the trip to run it again. The wash has lots of sand and plenty of confusing casual use trails but most of them end up at the same place. The River House is a good ruin and the large panel beyond the end of the trail is definitely worth seeing. Saw a mature male black bear on the hike to the petroglyphs. Good trail!

Trail is open and in good shape. Recent moisture has made the creek bottom portions more packed than in past trips, lending to more traction.

The trail is dry and in good condition, however the creek bottom section is very loose and the sand has the consistency of moon dust.

We actually came across the Comb Ridge trail while floating the San Juan River. We camped our first night at the River House camp so we were able to walk up to it and scout the final section of the trail. There was little evidence of any vehicles in the past few weeks. July 24th and 25th, there were massive amounts of rain stretching across much of Utah, heavily effecting the Moab region. Even being 100 miles away, the washes leading down to the San Juan River were experiencing flash floods, which explains the absense of traffic in the area. I was unable to scout the trail for damage, however I can say that if accessible, the River House ruins are well worth the excursion!

We set out in the early afternoon to drive out to River House. Had beautiful weather but monsoon rains earlier in the week left a section of trail impassable at about mile 3.2. We found a 20 yard long section of standing water on the trail. Walking into it, we found deep, slippery mud and decided it wasn't worth the risk of getting stuck in such a remote location, so we turned around.