Swaseys Leap Trail - San Rafael Swell
Utah Hiking & Climbing
Views along the Swasey Leap Trail
Mexican Mountain
Mexican Mountain
San Rafael River at the end of the Swasey Leap Trail
Rock finger on way to Swasey Leap
Mexican Mountain and rock
Views along the Swasey Leap Trail
Views along the Swasey Leap Trail
The Swasey's Leap Trail isn't easy to reach, the road is rough. If you do have high clearance, you should be fine. Take exit 129 off I-70 and follow the Buckhorn Wash road 5.6 miles east then north to a road on the right. Follow this road 12.5 miles to the Mexican Mountain Study Area. The hiking trail (once a 4WD road) leads you 2 miles to the San Rafael River. The legend here is that Sid Swasey jumped a horse across the canyon here where the walls are 14 feet across but 60 feet deep to the river below.
San Rafael River