Above left: Pioneers danced to violin music in the natural open cavity of Dance Hall Rock, on the road to Hole-in-the-Rock…
Hole In The Rock Road. This old pioneer trail is popular among the Jeep crowd but is also open to ATVs and dirt bikes. It is called The Undaunted and is the story of the Hole-in-the-Rock pioneers.
All rights reserved. The picture below is from this point looking across to the Hole-in-the-Rock. The motorized portion of the trail ends several miles from the actual Hole-in-the-Rock and Lake Powell. Cottonwood Canyon, Halls Crossing, Lake Powell, Nokai Dome Road, Grey Mesa, the Chute, Old Settler Natural Bridge, Nokia WashThis old pioneer trail is popular among the Jeep crowd but is also open to ATVs and dirt bikes.
The cliffs originally rose over 900 feet above the river below, and it took six weeks of work in order to cut a traversable path down the steep slope. Utah Travel Industry WebsiteAcross the water from Hole-in-the-Rock, on the other side of the canyon, pioneers carved their names into a rock as they made it across the Colorado River.If they had not been able to blast a path down the cliff face here, the only other option for the pioneers would have been to travel hundreds of miles to the north or the south in order to cross the river.The Hole-in-the-Rock Road is a dirt road; the upper 15 miles or so are smooth and maintained. In November, 1879, a group of Mormon pioneers headed south out of Escalante to colonize the San Juan Mission, now the town of Bluff. Those last five miles are navigable by 4x4 vehicles only.The Hole in the Rock parking area is three miles south of the Glen Canyon confluence with the Escalante River. Far left: Today’s view from Hole-in-the-Rock to Lake Powell, which was formed when the Colorado River was dammed in 1964.
This very scenic trail is 38 miles long each way (in and out) and is a very technical and demanding ride that consists of slick rock and sand washes. “Hole in-the-Rock Pioneers” is a name that originated from the pioneer group that met the harrowing challenge of a narrow crevice in a rock ravine that sent them down a 45-degree plunge over 2,000 feet to the Colorado River. By Dave Webb. There are several primitive campsites along the way. This very scenic trail is 38 miles long each way (in and out) and is a very technical and demanding ride that consists of slick rock and sand washes.
Many sections of the trail were almost impassable. Instead, the journey extended 260 miles over 6 months via the Hole-in-the-Rock-Trail in arduous, winter conditions.