Escalante Outfitters
Mountain Biking business nearby (~16 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Free — you'll pick up right here.
Watch this trail
Sign up to watch it — saving subscribes you to gate, closure and report changes.
Utah
Great Western Trail - Barker Section
3.5 mi
Distance
890 ft
Gain
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Dixie National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Part of Twitchell Creek
Here's your ride, mapped
Great Western Trail - Barker Section
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Building your full AI plan…
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 890 ft
- Highest point
- 10,440 ft
- Lowest point
- 9,461 ft
Gear for the day
Building your gear list…
More about this trail ↓
Photos
Directions & GPX
About this trail
Great Western Trail - Barker Section is a 3.51-mile trail in the Twitchell Creek trail system managed by the Forest Service in Utah. The route gains 1,230 feet of elevation.
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more rides worth the drive
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Ruby Rim a Loop
~42 min drive
1.49-mile loop at Gateway Trailhead with 151 ft elevation gain
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Ruby Rim Loop A Trail
~42 min drive
0.80-mile loop at Gateway Trailhead with 55 ft elevation gain
Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Rubys Inn 3 Snow Trail
~44 min drive
1.26-mile trail at Gateway Trailhead in Utah, 141 ft elevation gain.
Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Main Snow Trail
~45 min drive
7.24-mile point-to-point trail at Gateway Trailhead with 516 ft elevation gain
Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Daves Hollow Snow Trail
~45 min drive
1.52-mile snow trail in Utah's Gateway Trailhead system with 145 ft elevation gain.
Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Cassidy Trail
~45 min drive
3.84-mile trail in Red Canyon Trailhead, Utah with 815 ft elevation gain
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Rich Trail
~47 min drive
2.11-mile trail in Red Canyon Trailhead, Utah with 661 ft elevation gain.
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Losee Canyon Trail
~47 min drive
2.94-mile trail in Utah with 782 ft elevation gain.
Round Willow
~1 min drive
0.84-mile trail in Twitchell Creek, Utah with 172 ft elevation gain.
Dougherty Basin Trail
~1 min drive
0.79-mile trail in Twitchell Creek, Utah, gains 251 feet of elevation.
Also worth it near here
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Guided trips nearby
Local operatorsoffering guided trips. You book directly with them — Roamze doesn’t take a cut.
View operator
Bear Valley RV & Campground
Mountain Biking business nearby (~32 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Sand Creek RV Park & Campground
Mountain Biking business nearby (~35 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
