Honaker Trail

37°11′35″N 109°57′03″W / 37.19306°N 109.95083°W / 37.19306; -109.95083[1]

Honaker Trail
Length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
LocationSan Juan County, Utah
UseHiking
Elevation change1,210 ft (370 m)
Highest pointCanyon rim, 5,160 ft (1,570 m)
Lowest pointSan Juan River, 4,150 ft (1,260 m)

The Honaker Trail is a hiking trail located near Goosenecks State Park in southeastern Utah. Built in the late 1890s and early 1900s as a supply route for gold prospectors, the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) trail connects the deeply entrenched San Juan River with the canyon rim over 1,200 feet (370 m) above.[2] Popular with geologists, the trail serves as the type locality for the Pennsylvanian Honaker Trail Formation. Fossilized crinoids and brachiopods, as well as trace fossils of other organisms are visible along portions of the trail.[3]

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