Gemini Bridges

I did this trail on 9/25/2024. Since the summer monsoon rains the shelf section deteriorated significantly between the washouts and landslides. The repairs are adequate but the trail is much rougher and narrower in places. The washouts in the sand section near the gooney bird are deep and somewhat worse. I'd say raise the rating to 2.5.

Nice trail! Shelf road is rocky, but reviews are spot on.

Trail is in good condition and as described. There is a huge washout in the middle, but they seem to have established a permanent bypass.

The bottoms of both staircase obstacles (13 and 14) have become slightly eroded and could challenge approach/departure angles - a stock CUV may have problems. Waypoint 8 was a steep uphill section where low range would have been helpful, but was not necessary given some momentum. Once past the Gemini Bridges trailhead, the route becomes an uneventful gravel road.

This is a nice trail to access other trails in the area. The views early on are enjoyable. It's always fun to visit Gooney Bird Rock again.

This was an OK trail that really didn't require much more than a 2WD with decent traction. It was somewhat scenic but with only 1 day to check out trails I would have rather done a different trail. Still good if you have extra time but nothing challenging and the views are better at a lot of other trails.

Had a great time visiting the Gemini Bridges. Weather warm and a few mud holes from the recent rains, beautiful view of the La Sal mountains.

Great trail! Easy enough for anyone really. It can get a little rough in some sections. Airing down would be a good idea on this one.

Great easy trail!

We had a friend with a 2WD F150 (no lift, but 33” KO2s) along for the day so we decided to do Gemini Bridges since it’s an easier trail. We ran it east to west, so we had the fun cliffside driving at the start. There are a few mild obstacles, maybe bringing the rating closer to a 3/10, but I’d imagine most stock vehicles with enough ground clearance could run the entire thing even in 2WD, as long as a good line is picked. It’s pretty rocky for significant sections of the trail, so I’d recommend airing down for your own comfort. The hike to the Gemini Bridges is around 300 yards from the parking lot and the bridges are pretty neat.

Sorry this was NO 2!!!! We were on a trail rated 3 that was WAY easier then this! Maybe the winter did some roughing it up. This was about the limit for my OFFROAD Z71 4x4 pickup. UPDATE 8/12/24 I must have veered off the main trail around Gemini Bridges and took a rougher path. Where i drove there was NO WAY a 2 wheel drive car could make it.

Fun trail with great views. A little scary at the beginning, but well documented in waypoints, so you felt prepared.

Drove this west to east and it was fantastic! Good mix of fast and slow stuff, with a lot of interesting terrain to traverse. There is nothing technical to worry about but middle sections full of rocks really slows things down. Traveling west to east ends with the grand finale of driving along the cliff edge! Loved it! Even with spending time at Gemini Bridges, it only took 2 hours.

This is a very easy trail but we loved it. We ran it in 2wd the whole way point to point starting in Moab. There was a cool cave to see along the way and we rode up on the gooney bird rock for luck. The 2 bridges were amazing and worth the trip alone. After the bridges it becomes just a dirt road. Very sad to see this area closing. The 4x4 community needs to come together to reopen these trails. If I see a fund to hire lawyers to SUE the BAD PEOPLE that closed it I will definitely kick down some cash.

Good trail did in stock TJ two wheel drive no issues

What an awesome way to get into canyonlands! Ran the trail in my Outback and had zero issues. It got a little bumpy at the top, but it was completely worth it.

Fun, easy trail with good views

The trail from 313 is not for the faint of heart if you have any fear of heights... a few blind curves on the shelf road made my wife a bt nervous as it was our first attempt at a Moab trail. Overal it was fun with some nice rock climbs. I would say it is a little harder than a two, especially for novices.

It’s a rough road for sure but the scenery is beautiful and the optional hike to the Gemini bridges is worth it. If you are running any of the other harder trails in the area it’s worth doing the whole trail. Description here is spot on. I saw many all wheel drive suvs on the road and in my opinion it’s to rough for them, they were struggling with not enough clearance.

Agreed with below review, trail rating should be bumped up a little. Not particularly hard, just rough. Mainly from the east entrance to around the Gemini Bridges area, then it becomes more of a maintained gravel road after that. Have done this trail twice, mainly for dispersed camping opportunities. My go-to spot is actually a short drive down the Bull Canyon trail and offers great views to the east. Definitely recommend stopping and taking the short hike to Gemini Bridges.

This trail is rated an Easy 2 by Trails Offroad. By comparison, Potash Road is rated a Moderate 3. In my opinion, Gemini Bridges should be rated as difficult as, or more difficult than, Potash Road. It is not technical. Some ledges, and quite rough in places.

I thought the trail at MP 3 was a little harder than rated. All other MP ratings spot on.

This was our first trail in Moab and a great place to start exploring. Traveling east to west the shelf road was more washed out than expected making it very rocky. Definitely still a trail for stock 4th vehicles. Great views along the first half!

This is a great connector trail but make sure to take it slow or you'll need a visit to the chiropractor.

Ran this from the Moab side to get to Canyonlands. Saw some families in small SUVs attempt it from that side, but think they turned around. It gets rougher (but fun) as you approach Gemini Bridges. Once past, it's an easy tourist road, which is why most come from the Canyonlands side to get to the Gemini Bridges. Great views. Lots of other trails to come back and explore.

Easy route. Was a good first trail when getting into Moab.

A good easy trail that we used to connect to Shafer / White Rim Trail. The trail starts with a shelf road with a great view. Overall a scenic and simple trail.

I did this trail in both directions, once just going to upper Gemini Bridges overlook and once connecting to the Bull Canyon trail and the lower Bridges viewpoint. It's a great introduction to the Moab area and the Gemini Bridges are an awesome natural feature. It's definitely worth going to the lower viewpoint if you can handle the Bull Canyon trail. You can make a great day going from 191 to Gemini Bridges, doing Bull Canyon, connecting to 313, and going to Shafer/Potash road. Between 313 and the Gemini Bridges, this trail is very easy and basically a dirt road. From the Bridges to 191, things are a bit more rough and the shelf road can be a bit intimidating. My passengers were a bit uncomfortable on this part of the road, but that could have just been due to how easy it was before the Bridges (or my driving!). I'd rate this trail slightly harder than the official rating, but it really isn't too bad. 3rd Gen Tacoma, stock height, Toyo Open Country ATIII "32s", full skids and sliders (not needed if you're careful).

Nice and relaxing drive with lots of great scenery! Pretty busy even on a Wednesday. The trail was in great condition. Would definitely recommend going up this trail in the morning when the sun won't be in your eyes.

Ran this trail about 5 times over EJS. The main difference is I sat passenger for several of the trips. I never realized how much scenery is on this trail. I like the mushroom rocks about mid-way.

Fun trail, we ran it from the Canyon Lands side back towards Moab. Loved the Gemini bridges and well worth the 300 yd trek out there to see them. The trail wasn’t hard, it was scenic though the Moab side of the trail was rutted out and very degraded. Definitely air down for the trip out over the shelf roads. Those are rough as heck. Really great connector to a few of the other trails in the Canyon Lands side. So I’d suggest that for sure running from the Moab side to the Park. I’d do it again.

Definitely recommend airing down for comfort, it's a bumpy road. Very scenic and gives you great access to many other more exciting trails. The hike to the bridges is well worth the 5 minute walk.

very easy and scenic trail. air down a bit to help with the road condition.

The road is not hard for a high clearance vehicle, but it's in extremely rough shape coming up the hill from the highway. Winter must have been hard on the road because it's rougher than I've ever seen it. Super slow going through there and forget about it if you have anything low clearance. After you drop down into the valley, it the same as its always been.

Great ride, beautiful scenery! Trail was good today, Gemini Bridges are awesome and take time to hike around some excellent scenery.

Did Gemini Bridges on 10/28/22. Absolutely recommend as a fun trail that isn't too long and has amazing views along the way. The portion of the trail leading up to the Bridges was actually more difficult than I had expected, but by difficult I just mean a little bumpier and steeper in some places than I expected a 2/2 to be. If you are willing to, airing down would help a lot. Very awesome camping sites along the way that have amazing views. Lots of other connecting trails along the way as well. After you pass the Gemini Bridges (which you should definitely hike out to) the road is very flat, graded dirt and you can fly down the remaining road to the 313.

I took a bronco sport through here with a 1 1/2 inch lift. never bottomed out. this was a great beginner trail for me and it turned out great. the looks of the trail are great and there is a little bit of everything except water feature. but i thought it was a very very good trail

I run Gemini Bridges almost every time I'm in Moab. It isn't the funnest or most scenic, but it is super accessible and is a good introductory trail to people new to off roading. It has a little bit of everything including a couple of fun optional rocks to crawl over if you want a safe way to test out your rig. A great way to spend the day is Gemini Bridges to Dead Horse Point State Park then either to Long Canyon back to Moab or Shafer Trail to Potash Road back to Moab.

Great trail and scenic to boot. The "hardest" part was the climb up on the shelf road, that climb has a great view of the US 191 below, you'll be looking back towards Moab. We took the time to pass over the base of Gooney Bird rock. The Gemini Bridges hike was easy and the views were amazing. Nothing too challenging all the way across.

Absolutely beautiful, some rough looking patches, if you're stock just take it slow. Wasn't an issue for my 22 crosstrek.

Couple of descent views, well marked trail. 2 is a fair rating,

Only ran this to WP5 to camp at Bride Canyon. Gorgeous views and not hard at all. It is rocky like other reviewers have stated but I stayed in 2WD while pulling a small trailer up. I could see someone getting into trouble if they were not running an AT tire with all the rocks. Great intro to Moab if you are looking for an easy first trail.

Beautiful trail, especially the initial drive up from the main road outside Moab, up the canyon slopes, and topping out on the Mesa. An easy ride, but still with enough bumps and small ledges I wouldn't be taking the typical family van or sedan through. With a bit of washout I could see high clearance and 4WD being needed after a storm. Well maintained; saw a BLM ranger fixing up some signs while I drove through.

Great way to start our Canyonlands trails. We camped at site 3 - highly recommended if your camping. The Arch is a fun easy hike.

Fun trail. Not very hard but it is a pretty bumpy ride. We checked out the side trails too.

Easy trail but man, some sections were super rocky and annoying (not difficult, just annoying). Stopped to go to the Gemini Bridges which is a cool area with some good views. I did a portion of this trail a year later which is when I took this photo.

Great easy trail with a couple of rocky sections, but should even be possible for 2WD with careful line choice. There is plenty of camping around waypoint 5, but when I went some jerks had trashed the place and left garbage all over. Plenty of illegal camping going on too in un-designated spots. No wonder a lot of the local backcountry camp spots get shut down by the authorities.

Fun and easy trail with some exciting optional features if you're new to offroading.

Fun trek. Not a challenge but to our surprise the first half of the trip was absolutely beautiful. Fun.

Great fun trail - only a couple of minor climbs to navigate; some areas of standard pothole type roads - very enjoyable and the 2 bridges at the viewpoint are very cool to walk around and get some picture opportunities. Have been there twice now (2021 and 2022) and it was relatively quiet in terms of visitors and traffic along the road. Definitely worth a trip if you're looking for an initial trail to get used to once you arrive in Moab.

I drove part of Gemini Bridges late Saturday and camped in the designated BLM camping area (Waypoint 5). Sunday morning, I made the trek down to the stone feature for which this road is named. Much of the sand has been blown from the road, exposing more bedrock and few mild steps or ledges. Nothing a stock 4x4 cannot handle.

Ran as part of the FFFFR. Other than it being really really rough in my Willys it was a fun drive! Overheated on the climb due to a clogged radiator. Bumpy and dusty but a cool climb up the hill!

Ran this trail from Canyonlands towards Moab. The first section, up to Gemini Bridges, is fun and fast with smooth trails. After Gemini Bridges the rocks and obstacles increase. They are of little challenge to a 4x4 with high clearence but may be difficult for 2wd/low clearance vehicles that entered from the Canyonlands side and thought the trail would be consistent throughout. Really fun trail with lots of beautiful sights.

This would be an excellent “off-road” drive for someone who is alone and wants to get off the main roads.

This would be an excellent “off-road” drive for someone who is alone and wants to get off the main roads.

Easy morning drive. Saw 4 other vehicles and a few people camping. Nice loop combined with Long Canyon.

I entered this trail from highway 191 which is where Trails offroad reccomends to start. I had zero issues using my 4Runner and it's a great place to test out a vehicle with 8+ inches of ground clearance. There were 2 spots where I went from 2WD to 4WD to get up a small set of rock stairs. I'm sure it could be done with 2WD if I had some momentum / picked a better line. You could enter from highway 313 coming from the other end if you want a a smoother drive with less rocks and you can still visit Gemini Bridges. But if you want the full experience defenitly do the whole trail. The part from Gemini bridges to highway 191 is more rocky and fun in my opinion.

Really fun Moab/Canyonlands connector. Definitely get out and walk to the Gemini bridges.

Pretty easy trail. I drove it east to west. The cliff part on the east side of trail has blind curves and could turn bad if not paying attention. Saw a couple minivans along the way. With the right lines, I'm sure they did fine. I only went for the drive. Didn't stop along the way. It had just rained pretty hard so it made it better. I just used it to find Gold Bar Rim, Metal Masher and to connect with Hwy 313.

Really enjoyable drive. I do think a 3/10 might be a little more accurate in terms of difficulty. A few steep climbs make 4 Lo, not necessary, but strongly recommended in my mind.

Ran west to east, clear weather, minimal traffic. 2018 Jeep GC Trailhawk, mostly stock. TOF rating is accurate, but trail is pretty rough/rocky in a lot of places. From my wife: F*** off to your trail guide website. (She was a bit upset when we came to the shelf road unexpectedly. I hadn't done much research prior, and some of the views are a bit sphincter clenching...) Now with that obligation out of the way, great trail, superb views, and the little hike down to the bridges is worth the whole trip. Agreed that the trail is generally accessible to most 2x4 vehicles, but I would say that 8"+ ground clearance is highly recommended. Shelf road on the east end was very rough at parts and it seems that rain has eroded most sections considerably since the initial ratings to the point that it may warrant a small upgrade in the rating section. The upper section is mostly smooth with only one extended stretch below the Bridges Trailhead offering any serious bumps over some rocky sections. Overall loved the trail. So many great spots and non-stop views everywhere. Would be very cautious if there was any recent rain/snow as that would add a considerable degree of difficulty.

This trail was fun and pretty easy. Early into the trail on the shelf road there are a few off camber spots that might make new or top-heavy drivers feel uncomfortable, but there's plenty of room to maneuver and I don't believe it ever actually gets angled enough to be risky. Later into the trail there are a few sections where there are some small rock shelves which are fun to drive up and nothing challenging (we ran the trail with a number of AWD Crossover vehicles). The entire trail was VERY scenic. There were no dull areas. The Bride Arch camping area was really nice, although there were a lot more bugs than I expected (nothing that a little bug spray or bug netting can't handle).

Fun trail with a worthy payoff to see Gemini Bridges. Went from east to west, and the climb up above the highway was fun and plenty wide for a shelf road. 2WD was definitely possible the entire way, but there were some steep sections with ledges that I used 4WD on just to make it easier to creep up without slippage. Even used 4L once, somewhat to make things easier and somewhat just to use 4L. Don't have the best tires right now, either, though I did air down a bit to soften things up (yes I'm on the OEM 20s, and yes I'm fixing that soon!). And the eastern part before the Gemini Bridges trailhead was generally rocky and slow-going. Not in a bad way, I just thought this was more of a dirt road with a couple minimal obstacles. I found several minimal obstacles and a whole lot of rocks. Nothing a slightly lifted Expedition (or stock one) couldn't manage, and I too saw a Subaru and even a Hyundai Santa Fe, but I sure wouldn't take anything in the crossover class through this myself without proper tires and a lack of mechanical sympathy. The western half after Gemini is more what I was expecting; a dirt road with the occasional rocky section but generally higher speeds possible. Definitely go look at the bridges; cool formation and great views, and it's a very short hike. Saw a few other vehicles and a few mountain bikers, but very little traffic considering a Saturday in June in Moab. Was hotter than hell I suppose, but being from Kansas this dry heat is no big deal :).

Okay trail, good camping in the area

A fairly easy dirt road with some slickrock surfaces scattered throughout. Nothing too dramatic. The views get less stunning the further you go in. I did see a Subaru Outback at the end, so that is probably the minimum capable vehicle I would suggest tackle this. There were some small ledges around 6" that I don't think a Prius could do. There was extremely heavy Razor traffic.

Easy trail, but great views. The shelf road is the main place to worry about other cars, but overall a very easy trail

Visited Moab with a friend and his family for a week of mild 4-wheeling, camping, hiking, and biking. Gemini Bridges is a good place to start because it has all of these and grand scenery.

Great trail Amazing views. Fun way to leave Canyonlands. Stock 2019 Tacoma

Good ‘ventch...couldn’t see much as it snowed and we did a night run.

Gemini Bridges is an extremely easy drive when dry. I did not require 4wd at all on it. Still, it’s definitely worth a visit as the views are great. Watch out for bikers and slow down to keep the dust low for them. Might want to bring your hiking boots or mountain bike along on this one!

Did this trail twice on my first trip to Moab. We camped at waypoint 5 and drove out at dark to see the sunrise before making the descent to the highway.

Photographed Sun Rise at Dead Horse State Park and used this Dirt Road & Long Canyon to get to Fins & Things, Fun Driver Very Scenic. Never did find the Trail to Gemini Bridges

This was a fun trail that we used as a scenic route driving from Canyonlands to Moab. We completed the trail in about 45 minutes to an house. Great views and very scenic.

Trail in good shape with no issues other than summer heat. Ran with a group of 9 vehicles from Venture Overland /Overland Bound. Combine this with Long Canyon for a nice loop.

Super fun trail and a great intro to offroading in Moab. We saw the sunrise at Gemini Bridges, pretty cool place and worth the very short hike down to see it.

We mostly had the trail to ourselves. Trail was fun and a great loop is to follow Gemini Bridges road west to the highway, turn south towards Canyonlands and follow signs to dead horse and take Long Canyon Road back to town.

Picturesque 2WD road. Took it up to Bull Canyon to hike under the bridges, the back to the trail to drive to the top. Explored the bridges from the top prior to exploring a few of the spur roads in the area and heading to Long canyon. Easy day but a good introduction to the area.

Took some extra time to hike around the Gemini Bridges. Drove the trail the opposite way than this guide and the fun began east of waypoint 13

Drove Gemini Bridges on two days, 11th and 12th of March; made updates to photos on the guide, as well as guides for numerous other roads--Bull Canyon, Surprise Overlook, etc. Gemini was recently graded so it was about as smooth as it could possibly be. This will change as the spring 'wheeling season goes on, and traffic erodes the soft fill along the stone ledges.

The road was well graded and much more smooth than normal.

Ran this over to catch Gold Bar Rim. The shelf road portion was chewed up and a little more rough than normal. No rating change.

I ran the first portion of this trail to access a few others in the area. After Easter Jeep Safari the past couple of days, the trail has been chewed up quite a bit more but there are no major trail changes. It was a beautiful day and very dry so the dust was at its peak.

Having the opportunity to run this trail again, I was able to run it from west to east. This is a "completely" different trail when you run it in this direction. The intricate beauty really jumps out with improved views of everything. I also think driving down the shelf road seems a heck of a lot less bumpy. We also camped at Bride Arch, and it was a perfect location for several rigs to meet up and basecamp. From that location were we able to hit several different trails in the area without much of a drive. However awesome all this was, we got hit with one hell of a windstorm! The attached video gives you an idea of what it is like being in an Oz tent with 60 mph plus winds.

Visited Moab for a long weekend in early March (2-6) to update some existing trail guides and write a few new ones. We base-camped in Bride Arch Canyon (Waypoint 4 of the Gemini Bridges Road) for four nights. Weather was cold at first (mid-twenties at night), and then warmer but terribly windy. The wind on Sunday evening was reported in Moab at 61mph, according to a store clerk I spoke to Monday morning. In our little canyon, I'm confident that it was closer to 70mph! The scenery was, as always, gorgeous in Moab. Gemini Bridges usually provides a great view to the east (La Salle Mountains), but the area was socked-in with clouds and snow much of our trip. Despite this, we had a fantastic off-road adventure, with memories to last a lifetime.