27.0 km
Length
+838 m
Ascent
−315 m
Descent
1,735 m
Highest point
7
Hairpins
15.3%
Max gradient
0h 36min
Drive time (approx.)
Shafer Trail map
27.0 km · 7 hairpins · 1,735 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile1 100 m1 350 m1 600 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km25 km1 728 m

What does Shafer Trail look like?

Shafer Trail Sunstar (53950657112)
Shafer Trail Sunstar (53950657112) · Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Shafer Trail, Shafer Canyon Overlook, Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah (2408543642)
Shafer Trail, Shafer Canyon Overlook, Island in the Sky District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah (2408543642) · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Vanagons (26916217464)
Vanagons (26916217464) · BLMUtah · Public domain
2015 Ram 1500 with Ecodiesel engine
2015 Ram 1500 with Ecodiesel engine · Utahredrock · CC BY-SA 4.0
Canyonlands National Park - 52220441063
Canyonlands National Park - 52220441063 · RuggyBearLA · CC BY 2.0
Canyonlands National Park - 52235118091
Canyonlands National Park - 52235118091 · RuggyBearLA · CC BY 2.0
16 21 1551 canyonlands
16 21 1551 canyonlands · Dsdugan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schaefer trail 2 - panoramio
Schaefer trail 2 - panoramio · logopop · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start and finish

Start
Grand County
38.52368, -109.65415
Finish
San Juan County
38.44811, -109.82094

Along the road

Toilets

3
3 unnamed places along the road, from 2.1 km to 22.8 km.

Viewpoints

6
Pond1 8.4 km · 1,331 m
Pond2 9.9 km · 1,302 m
Thelma & Louise Point 15.7 km · 1,372 m
Shafer Canyon Overlook 25.5 km · 1,535 m
Shafer Trail Viewpoint 27.0 km · 1,728 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 8.4 km to 27.0 km.

Parking

1
Shafer Trail 25.6 km · 1,553 m