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 directions.
Fallen roof ruin and the other structures are viewable from the canyon floor.
A small detour we took just disregard.
Eight foot 1 2 inch thick plywood is standard sheathing material.
Checking out fallen roof ruin and some other nearby ruins in road canyon which is in the cedar mesa area of southeast utah.
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.
Bottom of canyon where you just dropped in.
It is almost perfectly preserved and even contains dozens of 700 year old corn cobs on the floor of one of its rooms.
2 5 miles round trip to fallen roof ruins 5 7 miles to citadel ruins about 1 5 miles of that was road walking type.
Please be mindful and don t enter interior rooms of the citadel ruins don t erase the traces of america s past.
The beginning of the trail into road canyon home of fallen roof ruin.
Most people turn around and return to the trailhead after seeing fallen roof.
Wider area of canyon mentioned in text i sent.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
You can also find.
Stagger the sheathing in a brick pattern for extra strength.
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.
It is remote but relatively easy to access.
Total hiking distance is 3 0 miles round trip including the hike along the bench to see the other ruins.
Bring binoculars or a camera with a zoom lens to improve your view.
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.
Fallen roof ruin.
Hikes to two uniquely stunning ruins on utah s cedar mesa.
Exposed slickrock hiking especially at citadel.
Measure the opening of the section of roof to be shingled cut the plywood to size and nail to roof rafters.
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 fallen roof ruin is one of the premier examples of a small puebloan ruin not located within a national park.
To get to the trailhead you will travel down the 261 until you come to cigarette springs road.
After cleaning the debris and reframing the roof lay down a base sheathing.
