Hurrah Pass (gravel)

The most celebrated gravel climb in the Moab area and a genuine rite of passage for visitors arriving with wider tyres. The Kane Creek Road leaves Moab heading southwest, crosses the Colorado River, and enters a progressively narrower canyon before the final 6km assault on Hurrah Pass (1,540m). The surface transitions from compacted dirt to loose rock on the upper switchbacks, where the gradient touches 12% and the exposure to the canyon walls is formidable. The pass itself sits on a ridgeline with 360-degree views across the Amasa Back mesa, the Colorado River gorge, and the La Sal Mountains to the east. This is technical desert gravel — a minimum of 40mm tyres is required, with 2.1-inch gravel-specific rubber strongly preferred. The views justify every metre of the challenging upper section. From the pass, strong riders can continue onto the Chicken Corners trail for a further 13km of increasingly technical terrain.