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The trail is still passable, you just need to use the new bypass the BLM blazed around Lake Canyon. It uses the Nokai Dome Road for part of the way. It is the solid red line on this map:

How's this: Current head of erosion We used to drive up next to the nearly dead tree at top center. Note the people standing at the upper left corner for scale. People circled in red here It is quite obvious that there is no fixing that trail.

Thanks for the update, Bonedoc! I figured it was only a matter of time before the sand washed away. It looked pretty precarious in April 2008: Do you have any photos of its current condition?

It's doable in 2 days but you will enjoy it better in at least 3. You will have to maintain a fast pace to finish it in a weekend. I did the trail last month and encountered a 4Runner on the trail and he seemed to have a lot of trouble due to lack of axle articulation but he obviously did not...

We'll be there the weekend after you! Don't worry about a thing, I have only done that trail once and it was the first time for everyone involved. That made it feel more like an adventure, giving us a little better appreciation of the work it took for the poineers to find their way through...

I got a hold of Frenchie last night several times, the cell reception out there is poor and we kept getting disconnected. He said that the original 1/4 mile drive-around of the washout in Lake Canyon is still passable. He thought it could still be useable for the next 50 years or until the next...

Yeah Frenchie, I am all ears too! What are the titles of the books you guys have found on the Hole in the Rock Trail?

Michael R. Kelsey has a series of guidebook on the Canyon Country which have a wealth of information on the history, geology, archeology, cowboy and trail building history of every canyon of any size in the area. Quoting from his Boater's Guide to Lake Powell 2nd Edition, the section on Lake...

Thanks Frenchie! I'm glad you said that fort is a corral, I've heard it referred to as a Spanish fort and thought it was rickety for the task. A corral makes muuuch more sense! I attached a zipped .gpx file with a track for the new bypass, it is a good track and it will plug right into a...

I am very interested in this information as I am taking a group through there in April, I hope you don't mind a call from New Mexico that night! We are planning on rendezvousing at the campsite in Lake Canyon right below the fort, if we could continue the drive through Lake Canyon and up the old...

Busted, yes I go by Handlebars there.

I'm not in that state but I can't wait to comment! I've gotten lots of practice at it these past few months.

FWIW, I sent in a comment about opening up the Rincon Road to legal OHV use when GCNRA had their scoping period about off road vehicle use in Glen Canyon. http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=46765 Last time I did HITR we encountered a large group coming up the Rincon that...

Thank you!

I am running Hole in the Rock in April and would greatly like to have all of the track files on your map. I have National Geographic Topo, can you email it to alexhimes"at"yahoo.com? Thank you! I last ran that trail in 2004 and am really looking forward to going back!

It sounds like you have the right idea by not trying to do HITR and the Rincon in 2 days although you could easily find room for 12 or more vehicles to camp down in the Rincon. Be aware that the Rincon spur is not shown on the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area map and is therefore CLOSED. I...