Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah

Horse Pasture Canyon

4.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 60 ft of climbing · 1,400 ft of descent · 7,184 ft–8,603 ft · native material surface · trail No. 5025 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

7,934 ft 7,195 ft · 1.9 mi high 7,934 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.8022, -109.7961 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Big Notch Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Big Notch Trailhead marks the starting point for the Dark Canyon East Trail, a 4.8 mile trail that takes you through a rugged canyon on the east side of the Dark Canyon Wilderness and connects to Horse Pasture Canyon.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.