Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah

Patton

1.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 5120 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 60-96 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, 4wd, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailheads Manti Loop Drive there · Patton Trailhead Drive there

Manti Loop the Forest Service's write-up

season May to

This loop ride is 28 miles long and begins at Patton Trailhead (Arapeen Route #3) east of Manti at the end of Forest Road #51007. Access to this trail is restricted to vehicles 50 inches or less in width. OHVs greater than 50 inches should continue up Manti Canyon Road approximately 2.7 miles to Forest Road #51185 (Arapeen Route #34) located on your right (south). From the Patten Trailhead, travel approximately 2.0 miles up the Patton Trail to Forest Road #50193 (Arapeen Route #3). Turn right (south) and travel 4.0 miles to Forest Road #50133 (still Arapeen Route #3). Turn left (east) onto Forest Road #50133 and travel 6.9 miles to Skyline Drive #50150 (Arapeen Route #1). Turn left (north) onto Skyline Drive and travel 3.2 miles just past Jet Fox Reservoir. Turn left at Logger Reservoir Road #50046 (still Arapeen Route #3) and travel 7.8 miles back to the Manti Canyon Road and complete your trip to Patton Trailhead.

Difficulty Level: More Difficult

Restrictions Open to:  Foot, Bike, Horse, OHV and Full size vehicles (depending on the section).

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Patton Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season May to

For a description of this site, please contact the Sanpete Ranger District: 435-636-3300.

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.