Fallen Roof Ruin Directions

The fallen roof ruin is one of the premier examples of a small puebloan ruin not located within a national park.

Fallen roof ruin directions.

Eight foot 1 2 inch thick plywood is standard sheathing material. Please be mindful and don t enter interior rooms of the citadel ruins don t erase the traces of america s past. There are three main structures in the grouping and the unique markings on the roof look like flames in the orange reflected light of the ledge. Exposed slickrock hiking especially at citadel.

Cigarette springs road is a fairly well maintained road. A small detour we took just disregard. Measure the opening of the section of roof to be shingled cut the plywood to size and nail to roof rafters. After cleaning the debris and reframing the roof lay down a base sheathing.

Fallen roof ruin. Total hiking distance is 3 0 miles round trip including the hike along the bench to see the other ruins. Both out and back. The citadel is a very nice and well preserved ruin located in road canyon within bears ears national monument.

The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and nature trips and is best used from march until november. The trail is almost flat following the wash floor upstream. Checking out fallen roof ruin and some other nearby ruins in road canyon which is in the cedar mesa area of southeast utah. Stagger the sheathing in a brick pattern for extra strength.

Road canyon via fallen roof ruin trail is a 2 3 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near mexican hat utah that features a river and is rated as moderate. Fallen roof ruin road canyon utah road canyon a little visited canyon tucked away on the grand gulch plateau of utah is a veritable treasure trove of interesting anasazi ruins at least four well preserved ruins are accessible with the most visually striking being fallen roof ruin. Fallen roof ruin and the other structures are viewable from the canyon floor. It is remote but relatively easy to access.

Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. The beginning of the trail into road canyon home of fallen roof ruin. The ruin is visible on the right side after a sharp bend to the right after about a mile and about 25 feet above the floor of the canyon. To get to the trailhead you will travel down the 261 until you come to cigarette springs road.

Wider area of canyon mentioned in text i sent. Hikes to two uniquely stunning ruins on utah s cedar mesa. Bottom of canyon where you just dropped in. Bring binoculars or a camera with a zoom lens to improve your view.

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