Hideout Canyon Camping Area
Campground
Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Utah · Hiking · Near Moab
Hideout Road
- 9.2 mi
- round trip
- 1,960 ft
- climb
- 7,159 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
Hideout Road is a hard hike in Utah, about 10 miles from the town of Dewey. The route is an out-and-back that covers roughly 18 miles round trip, with a one-way climb of about 1,960 feet from a low point of 5,514 feet to a high of 7,159 feet. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F and winter highs sit in the upper 30s. Several other destinations lie close by. Rose Garden Hill Trail is about a mile away, and the climbing area at Hideout Wall is about 1.7 miles off. Fisher Mesa and the Fisher Mesa Cutoff Trail are both within about 3.5 miles.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Sorrel River Grill
Restaurant
On your way back · 11 mi
If it rainsCarter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHell's Revenge
Attraction
In town
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More in MoabLocal outfitters
- Spanish Trail RV Park19 mi away
- Red Desert RV Park19 mi away
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Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Hideout Road
Best months: April–June and August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
39° / 12°
7 wet
Feb
42° / 17°
7 wet
Mar
52° / 25°
8 wet
Apr
59° / 32°
7 wet
May
70° / 39°
6 wet
Jun
82° / 48°
4 wet
Jul
88° / 55°
6 wet
Aug
85° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
76° / 43°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 31°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 22°
6 wet
Dec
38° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glade Park 17w, CO, 20.9 mi away at 6,323 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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