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1.START-END NORTH: Green River Cutoff Rd crosses Huntington Cree, ~5 miles east of Castle Dale. 2.route turns left onto Wedge Rd 3.TOP, 6290ft: Little Grand Canyon viewpoint, immediately after reaching the rim and turning left 4.profile joins Goodwater Rim single track trail 5.profile goes back on road parallel to trail 6.profile rejoins Wedge Rd

Approaches

From South. Castle Dale already sits up on a low bench of the Wasatch Plateau. So it is not surprising that the approach from there goes through a lower point in Castle Valley. It is about 3 miles distant from the town, and the profile states here.

The following Green River Cutoff is a fantastic cycling road in my opinion, and that even though it is signed as a truck hauling route and traversed by coal trucks with a second trailer. I've seen a few of them, and they are far and wide in between on this route. The road is wide and hard medalled and a great fast aerobic ride. The various rock ornaments remain far on the horizon on this route through the dessert.

Even after the turnoff onto signed Wedge Road, the canyons and cliffs remain elusive. The road is now gravel, far from the smooth surface left behind, but still an excellent ride. There is no hint of the rim until you actually arrive on it. And then there are several far reaching options to explore it. All of them remain within 300ft of the highest point, which is very close to the signed "Little Grand Canyon" viewpoint.

The road along the rim, direction west becomes increasingly rougher, and just may have the most view variations on the scenic canyon theme. It leads east to the Wedge Overlook and a conflunce of canyons, Cane Wash with the San Rafael River. Bottle Neck Peak and Assembly Hall Peak give this area also a mountainous feel. At the end of the road Goodwater Rim Trail continues counterclockwise along whatever particular plateau we happen to be on right now. It connects with a dirt road, leading back to Wedge Road.

Dayride with this point as highest one-way summit and no two-way summits

PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED / SINGLE TRACK

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Green River Cutoff, not far from the intersection with Ut10, north of Castle Dale > Green River Cutoff east > up Wedge Rd <> Little Grand Canyon viewpoint <> out and back to end of road along rim west >> to end of road along rim east > Goodwater Trail > lower Wedge Rd west > down Wedge Rd <> short out and back towards Hamback  Bottoms Rd >> Green River Cutoff west back to starting point: 44.1miles with 2290ft of climbing in 4:34hrs (garmin etrex32x m6:25.04.23)