Manti-La Sal National Forest · Utah

Reeder Trail

9.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 5091 · trail class 3 · typical grade 20-30% · tread 60-96 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike, atv · motorized use allowed

Trailheads Joes Valley Loop Drive there · Reeder Trailhead Drive there

Joes Valley Loop the Forest Service's write-up

season May to

This loop ride is 35 miles long and begins at the Reeder Staging Area for OHVs less than 50 inches wide. From the Staging Area travel north onto Reeder Trail #5091 (Arapeen Route #5) for approximately 8.8 miles to Reeder Ridge Road #50054 (still Arapeen #5). Turn left (west) and travel for approximately 0.6 miles to Skyline Drive #50150 (Arapeen Route #1). Turn left (south) and travel for approximately 8.3 miles to Ephraim-Orangeville Road (Arapeen Route #56). Turn left (east) and travel for approximately 13.2 miles to Forest Road #50144 (Arapeen Route #5). Turn left (north) and travel for approximately 0.1 miles to Forest Trail #5300 and travel approximately 2.8 miles to Reeder Trail #5091 (still Arapeen Route #5). Turn right (east) and continue approximately 1.1 miles on trail back to the Staging Area to complete your trip. For OHVs greater than 50 inches wide start from the Ephraim-Orangeville Road and take Arapeen Route #52 to get to Skyline Drive.

Difficulty Level: More Difficult

Restrictions Open to:  Foot, Bike, Horse, OHV and Full size vehicles (depending on the section).  Some sections of this loop can only be traveled by OHV's 50 inches or less in width.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Reeder Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season May to

The Reeder Trailhead (TH) marks the entrance to the Reeder Trail, which is 9 miles in length and provides a connection between the upper loop of State Route (SR) 29 at the north end of Joes Valley Reservoir and the lower end of Forest Road (FR) 0054/Reeder Ridge Road. This trail also provides a link to Orange Olsen Trail #5300. The trailhead is at ~7050' elevation.

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.