PLANETS TO THE PAST
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Angel Point Trail
Blarney Trail
Blue Benches
Bull Creek Pass
Burro Wash East
Burro Wash Trail
Cathedral Valley
Cooks Mesa
Cottonwood Wash Trail
Curtis Bench
Dark Valley Trail
Donkey Reservoir
Five Mile Wash
Fremont River Trail
Geyser Peak
Great Western Trail
Hemlock Meadows
Horseshoe Canyon
Leprechaun Trail
Little Wild Horse Trail
Lower Bowns / Oak Creek Trail
Moonscapes and Goblins
Mt. Ellen
North Caineville Mesa
North Slope
Planets to the Past
Pleasant Creek Trail
Poison Spring
Robber’s Roost Trail
Sam’s Mesa Trail
Sheets Gultch Trail
Shillelagh Trail
South Caineville Mesa
Sunglow Trail
Swing Arm City
Tantalus Flats
Thousand Views Trail
Tidwell Slopes
Velvet Ridge / Hell’s Hole
LOCATION
Planets to the Past is located on the North River Rd. just off Highway 24. The ATV staging area is just south of that on Highway 24 at the Burpee Trail staging area.
TRAIL TYPE
The purple road is strictly an ATV trail, the green is ATV or 4WD, and the blue trail is ATV or OHV (no trucks).
DISTANCE
The purple road is 6.5 mi., the green road is 7.5 mi., and the blue road is 4 miles long.
DIFFICULTY
EASY – Be sure to follow the guidelines as to what vehicles can go where.
TRAIL DESCRIPTION
The purple road is very sandy. The rest of the trail surface is gravel and dirt.
TRAIL COORDINATES / POINTS OF INTEREST
| Name | GPS | Latitude | Longitude |
| Highway 24/MARS-Burpee Trail Junction | N 38d22’19” W 110d46’08” | 38.371944 | -110.768889 |
| MARS-Burpee Trail Staging Area | N 38d22’19” W 110d46’03” | 38.371944 | -110.7675 |
| MARS Training Station | N 38d24’23” W 110d47’31” | 38.406389 | -110.791944 |
| Burpee Dinosaur Dig Area | N 38d27’07” W 110d47’29” | 38.451944 | -110.791389 |
EQUIPMENT
This trail has been designed for ATV, 4WD and OHV.
ENVIRONMENT
This is a year-round trail and is great to see in any season. Make sure to check the weather so you don’t get caught in a storm.
SAFETY
Vehicles are restricted on certain parts of this trail because of surface type and because the trail is not wide enough in parts for bigger vehicles.
TRAIL TIP
Make sure to take a camera so you can capture your journey through time and space and you ride this Wayne County trail.
Take in the Views
Get a Closer Look
Along this trail you will see what scientists have labeled as “Mars-like terrain.” There is a Research station that uses the area to gain more knowledge about the Red Planet.
There are also sites where dinosaur fossils have been found in large quantities.
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