Checking out fallen roof ruin and some other nearby ruins in road canyon which is in the cedar mesa area of southeast utah.
Fallen roof ruin gps coordinates.
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Bring binoculars or a camera with a zoom lens to improve your view.
I arrived at the fallen roof ruins which i recognized from photographs took gps coordinates with the garmin and snapped shots with the olympus tg 830 which tags the gps coordinates.
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.
Most people turn around and return to the trailhead after seeing fallen roof.
This hike can either be done as a short moderately easy walk to see fallen roof ruins or a long more difficult trip that also visits seven kivas.
Set you odometer right here.
It turns out you cannot see the ruins from the streambed and you have hike up the slickrock canyon wall quite a ways before locating the alcove.
When you are getting close to the gps coordinates or feel you have gone about 1 75 miles start to look up high on the left and you will see the ruins at some point.
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.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and nature trips and is best used from march until november.
Fallen roof ruin and the other structures are viewable from the canyon floor.
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3 0 miles round trip to fallen roof ruin 9 2 miles round trip to ruin viewpoint 12 2 miles round trip to seven kivas.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
At 9 miles you will come to a gate not closed with a registration sign in sign.
Fallen roof ruin in road canyon turn off hwy 261 onto cigarette springs road which is about 15 miles south of the intersection of hwy 261 and hwy 95.