Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah

The Notch Trail

4.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 90 ft of climbing · 1,200 ft of descent · 7,162 ft–8,299 ft · native material surface · trail No. 5006 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Exhibits

7,834 ft 7,181 ft · 4.0 mi high 7,834 ft

Along the way Scorup Cabin Site

Trailhead Big Notch Trailhead 8,280 ft Drive there

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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.