Canyoneering Route Description

Upper South Fork Ticaboo Canyon - 3B III
Ticaboo Mesa, Utah

Quick Facts

03-07-2015, 7 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 7.9 hours) Pictures Icon
09-11-2021, 8 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 7.5 hours)

Time Required - 7 to 8 hours
Distance - 5 miles Total, 0.8 miles Technical
Rappels - 7 Rappels, Longest Rappel 200 feet.
Elevation Range - 5680 - 4280 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up to 200 feet and 60 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.  A couple potshots just in case but likely will not be needed.  Wet suits and a windbreaker recommended.  While not mandatory a Sandtrap and or Watertrap (depends on conditions) may be useful.

General Comments

Upper South Fork Ticaboo Canyon is the upper most portion of the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek and is a fun route with an open upper section, a mid pothole section and a deeper feeling lower slot. The technical portion of the route seems a little short compared to the time involved for the approach and exit but is still a worthwhile route.  Extremely worthwhile after recent rains.  When full, a portion of the canyon is a waterpark worth the price of admission, which basically free if you enjoy the hardship of desert travel.

An optional car shuttle could be set up using BLM road 13450 to save a mile of walking but the time to set and retrieve shuttle vehicles would likely take more time than just walking the route.  A car shuttle is not recommended.

The best time to enjoy Upper South Fork Ticaboo Canyon is when the days are approaching 90 degrees for the high and recent rain activity has filled the canyon with water.  A wetsuit should be on hand in case needed.  Just as important is a windbreaker or similar to put over your wetsuit after rap 4.  The bottom of the rap is in a portion of the canyon that funnels a lot of wind and can be very cold if in wet wetsuits. Having a windbreaker or something similar helps a lot.   If full of water there are a few spots where a swim will be required.

On both my visits all potholes were easy to get out of but sandy bottoms indicate possible scouring to more depth. It is a good idea to have a couple of potshots along just in case, but they will likely not be needed.

Rap 4 uses about 190 feet rope travel IF the anchor webbing is extended to the top of the drop making a 200 foot rope a good idea.  Be sure to extend the webbing to the top of the drop or use a longer rope.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

Note:
There is a maze of roads on Ticaboo Mesa making it a good idea to study the map ahead of time and keep a close eye on the map as you drive.

From Hanksville, UT., drive south on highway 95 for 26 miles to the junction of highways 95 and 276.

From the junction, drive south on HWY-276 for 25.6 miles then turn left (east) onto BLM dirt-road 13400 between mile markers 25 and 26 (extTicaboo1).

About 1.5 miles from the highway is a junction (TicabooDP-01) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13410 branches off to the south.  Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: If you were headed to the Smith Fork area you would turn south onto BLM road 13410.

About 2 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-02) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13420 branches off to the south. Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: BLM road 13420 to the south goes out to Cane Spring Well about 1.25 miles south.

About 0.2 miles farther is short side road (TicabooDP-03) on the left (north) that goes to a camp area.
Stay right to continue on BLM road 13400.  Beyond this point the roads will have intermittent rough sections. 
About 0.37 miles past here is a fork in the road where the two roads rejoin a short distance later.  The low road is typically the smoothest.

About 1.7 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-04) of BLM roads (13400 continues north-ish and 13430 branches off to the south).
Continue north on BLM road 13400. 
Note: If you were going to the roads between Warm Springs Creek and Sevenmile Creek, you would turn south onto BLM road 13430.

About 0.3 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-05) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13440 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.
Note: BLM road 13440 to the south goes out to Colt Spring Well about 0.4 miles north.

About 0.5 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-06) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13450 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 0.9 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-07) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13430 branches off to the south).
Continue northeast on BLM road 13400.
Note: If you were going farther out onto Ticaboo Mesa, you would turn south onto BLM road 13430.

About 0.3 miles farther is junction (extBLM-13460) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13460 branches off to the north).
To Go to the parking for Trough, SF Ticaboo or the Sleepy Time Trio Canyons, turn north onto BLM road 13460 toward Shelf Spring.

Follow the road about 0.3 miles north to a wide open parking area large enough for many cars (pkTicShSpg) to begin the route.  This parking spot is about 300 feet from the water tank and trough.

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

No exit vehicle is needed.  This is done as a loop route.

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

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Click the links for maps of the route. Map of the drive into the route.
Map of the entire route.
Map of the technical section.

Details

The Approach:
From the parking spot (pkTicShSpg) look northwest to a cone shaped hill about 0.37 miles away. Walk west over a couple small drainages then up a slope to get to the next higher shelf to the left of the hill.

Example Pic.

When you get to the next higher shelf (SF-Tic-RP01) you will be greeted with wide open desert.  Veer right to walk north west towards Mount Ellsworth roughly following the rim of the hill you just came up.

About 0.55 miles farther the route meets a road (pkSF-TicOpt). Continue walking northwest along the road toward Mount Ellsworth. The road fades away about 250 feet farther where you will route find your way through open desert.

Note:
Optionally you could drive to here and start the route setting a shuttle / exit vehicle at Ticaboo Shelf Spring. Doing the shuttle saves only mile of walking and would likely save very little if any time.

About 0.24 miles farther is the bottom of a slope (SF-Tic-RP02) to go up to the northwest to get up onto a very wide dirt ridge running north. This dirt slope is steep with lots of loose rock and a bit of work to go up gaining about 200 vertical feet over 600 hundred horizontal feet. After getting to the top of the hill, veer right to walk north along the wide ridge.

About 0.37 miles along the ridge the route crosses over a minor drainage (SF-Tic-RP03). About 800 feet farther north is a much larger and deeper drainage that is is easier to cross by veering a little left and travel up the side to cross it where it is more shallow.

As you cross around the larger drainage (SF-Tic-RP04) where it is more shallow continue north and note what looks like a small dirt hill on the horizon. Route find your way through the desert aiming a little left of the dirt hill.

Example Pic.

About 0.2 miles after crossing the large drainage you will be on the rim of Upper South Fork Ticaboo (SF-Tic-RP05).  Route find your way down the sloped dirt and slickrock into the drainage for Upper South Fork Ticaboo Creek.

The Canyoneering / Technical Section:
Once down in the main drainage for Upper South Fork Ticaboo (ySF-Tic-Tp) turn right and walk southeast down canyon to the first drop.

Note:
If you were going over to the Sleepytime Trio you would continue across the Upper South Fork Ticaboo drainage and continue northeast up the other side about 500 feet to the top of a small short drainage running down to the southeast.

Rap 1 (dSF-Tic-R1) 50 feet rope travel. Anchored from trees and drops about 50 feet.

Note:  This rap can be bypassed by walking down canyon about 250 feet on the LDC side then crab walking a very steep slope into the canyon. Not recommended for most parties but possible.

Rap 2 (dSF-Tic-R2) 140 feet rope travel. Anchored RDC from a tree starting down gently sloped slab rolling off to vertical using about 140 feet of rope. Continuing down canyon is a long wash walk with a few minor downclimbs.

About 0.3 miles down canyon of rap 2 is a drop of about 15 feet (SF-Tic-RP06) to a muddy pool easily bypassed on the LDC side. About 150 feet farther is another short drop to bypass RDC then a partner assist downclimb on the RDC side into a pothole and the top of then next rap.

Rap 3 (dSF-Tic-R3) 25 feet rope travel. Anchored from rocks in a shallow pothole or a pack-drag anchor and drops about 20 feet down a sloped wall to a waist-deep pothole. The first half of the rappel can be downclimbed and the lower half can be a controlled slide. When dry some people may be able to downclimb the whole rap.

After rap 3 is a sloped downclimb of about 20 where the last 8 feet is best done with a partner assist to a chest deep pothole and is a super fun slide when the pothole is filled. Followed by another sloped downclimb of about 15 feet to a waist deep pothole. Followed by a 6 foot downclimb to a couple shallow potholes just before the next rappel.

Rap 4 (dSF-Tic-R4) 190 feet rope travel, IF the anchor webbing is extended to the top of the drop. Anchored from rocks and uses about 190 feet of rope dropping down 25 feet drop to a long pool that can be a swimmer then over a slowly rolling lip going vertical with a final 50 foot free hanging portion. The anchor is set in one of the smaller potholes up canyon and with webbing extended over to the top of the drop. If the anchor webbing is not extended, a longer rope will be needed. Optionally a sandtrap or water trap can be used on the long pool to break the rappel up into two rappels.

Note:
The bottom of this rap is in a portion of the canyon that funnels a lot of wind and can be very cold if in wet wetsuits. Having a windbreaker or something similar helps a lot.

Continue down canyon through a few small potholes and one partner assitable downclimb to a cold pool.

Rap 5 (dSF-Tic-R5) 90 feet rope travel. Anchored from rock debris and drops about 90 feet to a pool where you swim under an arch to the next rap.

Rap 6 (dSF-Tic-R6) 150 feet rope travel. Anchored from rock debris under water in a pool after swimming under an arch and drops about 150 feet to the canyon floor in wide wash.

About 350 feet farther is a large drop in the wash (SF-Tic-RP07) bypassed going up and over on the LDC side.

About 500 feet farther is a drop in the wash (SF-Tic-RP08) bypassed up and over on the RDC side or downclimb to a pool and walk the RDC dirt ledge.

About 300 feet farther the canyon begins to pinch down again (SF-Tic-RP09) where you need to scramble through and over boulder debris.

Rap 7 (dSF-Tic-R7) 150 feet rope travel. Anchored from a pinch point on the down canyon side of a boulder and drops about 150 feet. To get to the anchor you can downclimb around the LDC side of the boulder which feels exposed or if the rabbit hole is not filled in downclimb under the boulder through the rabbit hole.

Walk down canyon about 200 feet to where it opens up a little more (ySF-Tic-Bt).

The Exit:
From the lower end of the technical section walk 0.6 miles down canyon to the bottom of Rude Awakening Canyon (yRudeAwakenBt).  Rude Awakening Canyon will be the second large drainage / ravine on the LDC (east) side. 

From the bottom of Rude Awakening Canyon (yRudeAwakenBt) continue southeast down South Fork Ticaboo Creek.

About 900 feet down canyon will be a large side drainage coming in on the RDC (west) side.

About 0.27 miles farther down canyon is another large side drainage (yTicaMes50Bt) coming in on the RDC (west) side.

Note - Side Trip
If you have extra time and want to wonder around in a short serene feeling slot you can wonder into the bottom of this deep looking canyon / drainage.  You can wonder about 350 feet up the canyon to the base of a drop of 60 feet or so high.  There is only one boulder to scramble over on the way up.  The canyon has a very secluded and quiet feel with some vegetation and lots of shade.

About 0.35 miles farther down South Fork Ticaboo Creek is a wide open bowl like area on the RDC (southwest) side of Ticaboo Creek (jTicShSpgEx).

Note:
About 1000 feet before getting to the wide open bowl you will pass by the bottom of Trough Canyon (yTroughBt) on the RDC side.  However Trough canyon may go un-noticed as it is not a major drainage and the exit is a rappel down from a ledge.

When you get to the wide open bowl like area on the RDC (southwest) side (jTicShSpgEx), walk southwest about 300 feet through the flat area in the bowl like area over to the bottom of the cairned cattle trail (wTicShSpgEx01)..

Example Pic. When you get to the large bowl like area on the RDC (southwest) side of Ticaboo Creek, follow up the old cairned cattle trail as shown.

Follow the cairned route about 400 feet to where it crosses of the drainage (wTicShSpgEx02) then begins to travel mostly southwest up a series of about 10 switchbacks up toward Ticaboo Shelf Spring. 

Portions of the switchbacks up to the mesa top cross over some sections of slickrock making it difficult to see where the trail goes.  Each of these spots are short and just a little walking around will allow you to see where the trail continues.

A little over 0.2 miles up the switch backs is the top most switchback on the cairned route (wTicShSpgEx03).  From the last switchback walk west about 1500 feet back to where the vehicle is parked (pkTicShSpg).

GPS Waypoint Information

Downloadable GPX files available at BG-Gear Store (easier than manual entry and a great way to support Bluugnome).
Waypoint naming convention and map symbol information can be found on the Glossary page.  Elevations are approximate.
BEFORE manually entering coordinates set your system to WGS84 datum and Lat/Lon hddd.ddddd° coordinate format. 
Inconsistent datum's and coordinate formats will result in location errors.

Click to show / expand the list of waypoints below........
South Fork Ticaboo (1) - Drive to Trailhead
  1. exTicaboo1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69720   W -110.67138        Elev: 4,520 Feet
    Exit off of highway 276 onto BLM dirt-road 13400 (between mile markers 25 and 26) going east onto Ticaboo Mesa.
  2. TicabooDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68607   W -110.65188        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues east and 13410 branches off to the south). To go to the main area of Ticaboo Mesa, continue east on BLM road 13400. To go to the Smith Fork Canyons, turn south onto BLM road 13410.
  3. TicabooDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67981   W -110.62886        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues east and 13420 branches off to the south). To go to the main area of Ticaboo Mesa, continue east on BLM road 13400. Note: BLM road 13420 to the south goes out to Cane Spring Well about 1.25 miles south.
  4. TicabooDP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68038   W -110.62628        Elev: 4,565 Feet
    Short side road on the left (north) that goes to a camp area. Stay right to continue on BLM road 13400. Beyond this point the roads will have intermittent rough sections. About 0.37 miles past here is a fork in the road where the two roads rejoin a short distance later. The low road is typically the smoothest.
  5. TicabooDP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67963   W -110.60429        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues north-ish and 13430 branches off to the south). To go farther out on Ticaboo Mesa, continue north on BLM road 13400. To go to the roads between Warm Springs Creek and Sevenmile Creek, turn south onto BLM road 13430.
  6. TicabooDP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68389   W -110.60153        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13440 branches off to the north). To go farther out onto Ticaboo Mesa, continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400. Note: BLM road 13440 to the south goes out to Colt Spring Well about 0.4 miles north.
  7. TicabooDP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68667   W -110.59547        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13450 branches off to the north). To go farther out onto Ticaboo Mesa, continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.
  8. TicabooDP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69529   W -110.58385        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13430 branches off to the south). To go farther out onto Ticaboo Mesa, turn south onto BLM road 13430. To go to Trough, SF Ticaboo or the Sleepytime Trio Canyons, continue northeast on BLM road 13400.
  9. exBLM-13460          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69800   W -110.57872        Elev: NaN Feet
    Junction of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13460 branches off to the north). To Go to the parking for Trough, SF Ticaboo or the Sleepy Time Trio Canyons, turn north onto BLM road 13460 toward Shelf Spring. To follow the rough-road option to Double Enendre you can continue northeast on BLM road 13400 but it is not recomended.
  10. pkTicShSpg          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70146   W -110.58039        Elev: 4,820 Feet
    Wide parking spot large enough for many cars near the end of BLM Road 13460 near a tank and trough by Ticaboo Shelf Spring. To go to Trough Canyon, walk north down the dirt slope almost 500 feet to drop in. To go to Upper South Fork Ticaboo Canyon or the Sleepytime Trio look northwest to a cone shaped hill about 0.37 miles away. Walk west over a couple small drainages then up a slope to get to the next higher shelf to the left of the hill.
South Fork Ticaboo (2) - Approach
  1. pkTicShSpg          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70146   W -110.58039        Elev: 4,820 Feet
    Wide parking spot large enough for many cars near the end of BLM Road 13460 near a tank and trough by Ticaboo Shelf Spring. To go to Trough Canyon, walk north down the dirt slope almost 500 feet to drop in. To go to Upper South Fork Ticaboo Canyon or the Sleepytime Trio look northwest to a cone shaped hill about 0.37 miles away. Walk west over a couple small drainages then up a slope to get to the next higher shelf to the left of the hill.
  2. SF-Tic-RP01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70051   W -110.58669        Elev: 5,035 Feet
    Up on the next higher shelf after walking west from Ticaboo Shelf Spring. To continue to SF Ticaboo Canyon or Sleepytime Trio, veer right to walk north west towards Mount Ellsworth roughly following the rim of the hill you just came up.
  3. pkSF-TicOpt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70658   W -110.59337        Elev: 5,125 Feet
    When walking into South Fork Ticaboo, the route meets a road here. Continue walking northwest along the road toward Mount Ellsworth. The road fades away about 250 feet farther where you will route find your way through open desert. Optionally you could drive to here and start the route setting a shuttle / exit vehicle at Ticaboo Shelf Spring. Doing the shuttle saves only mile of walking and would likely save very little if any time.
  4. SF-Tic-RP02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70871   W -110.59676        Elev: 5,200 Feet
    Bottom of a slope to go up to the northwest to get up onto a very wide dirt ridge running north. This dirt slope is steep with lots of loose rock and a bit of work to go up gaining about 200 vertical feet over 600 hundred horizontal feet. After getting to the top of the hill, veer right to walk north along the wide ridge.
  5. SF-Tic-RP03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71358   W -110.59892        Elev: NaN Feet
    Crossing over a minor drainage on the way over to South Fork Ticaboo. About 800 feet farther north is a much larger and deeper drainage that is is easier to cross by veering a little left and travel up the side to cross it where it is more shallow.
  6. SF-Tic-RP04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71727   W -110.59868        Elev: NaN Feet
    Crossing over a large drainage up higher where it is more shallow. As you continue north, note what looks like a small dirt hill on the horizon. Route find your way through the desert aiming a little left of the dirt hill.
  7. SF-Tic-RP05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.72025   W -110.59814        Elev: NaN Feet
    From the rim here, route find your way down the sloped dirt and slickrock into the drainage for Upper South Fork Ticaboo Creek.
  8. ySF-Tic-Tp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.72167   W -110.59747        Elev: 5,530 Feet
    Top of Upper South Fork Ticaboo. About 60 feet southeast down canyon is the first drop in the canyon. To go over to the Sleepytime Trio, cross Upper SF Ticaboo and continue northeast up the other side about 500 feet to the top of a small short drainage running down to the southeast.
South Fork Ticaboo (3) - The Canyon
  1. ySF-Tic-Tp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.72167   W -110.59747        Elev: 5,530 Feet
    Top of Upper South Fork Ticaboo. About 60 feet southeast down canyon is the first drop in the canyon. To go over to the Sleepytime Trio, cross Upper SF Ticaboo and continue northeast up the other side about 500 feet to the top of a small short drainage running down to the southeast.
  2. dSF-Tic-R1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.72156   W -110.59724        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 1 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (50 feet rope travel). Anchored from trees and drops about 50 feet. Note: This rap can be bypassed by walking down canyon about 250 feet on the LDC side then crab walking a very steep slope into the canyon. Not recommended for most parties but possible.
  3. dSF-Tic-R2          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.72127   W -110.59654        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 2 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (140 feet rope travel). Anchored RDC from a tree starting down gently sloped slab rolling off to vertical using about 140 feet of rope. Continuing down canyon is a long wash walk with a few minor downclimbs.
  4. SF-Tic-RP06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71949   W -110.59272        Elev: 5,225 Feet
    Drop of about 15 feet to a muddy pool easily bypassed on the LDC side. About 150 feet farther is another short drop to bypass RDC then a partner assit downclimb on the RDC side into a pothole and the top of then next rap.
  5. dSF-Tic-R3          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71911   W -110.59223        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 3 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (25 feet rope travel). Anchored from rocks in a shallow pothole or a pack-drag anchor and drops about 20 feet down a sloped wall to a waist-deep pothole. The first half of the rappel can be downclimbed and the lower half can be a controlled slide. When dry some people may be able to downclimb the whole rap. After rap 3 is a sloped downclimb of about 20 where the last 8 feet is best done with a partner assist to a chest deep pothole and is a super fun slide when the pothole is filled. Followed by another sloped downclimb of about 15 feet to a waist deep pothole. Followed by a 6 foot downclimb to a couple shallow potholes just before the next rappel.
  6. dSF-Tic-R4          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71849   W -110.59191        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 4 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (190 feet rope travel, IF the anchor webbing is extended to the top of the drop). Anchored from rocks and uses about 190 feet of rope dropping down 25 feet drop to a long pool that can be a swimmer then over a slowly rolling lip going vertical with a final 50 foot free hanging portion. The anchor is set in one of the smaller potholes up canyon and with webbing extended over to the top of the drop. If the anchor webbing is not extended, a longer rope will be needed. Optionally a sandtrap or water trap can be used on the long pool to break the rappel up into two rappels. Note: The bottom of this rap is in a portion of the canyon that funnels a lot of wind and can be very cold if in wet wetsuits. Having a windbreaker or something similar helps a lot. Continue down canyon through a few small potholes and one partner assitable downclimb to a cold pool.
  7. dSF-Tic-R5          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71806   W -110.59131        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 5 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (90 feet rope travel). Anchored from rock debris and drops about 90 feet to a pool where you swim under an arch to the next rap.
  8. dSF-Tic-R6          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71797   W -110.59114        Elev: NaN Feet
    Rap 6 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (150 feet rope travel). Anchored from rock debris under water in a pool after swimming under an arch and drops about 150 feet to the canyon floor in wide wash.
  9. SF-Tic-RP07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71727   W -110.59143        Elev: NaN Feet
    Large drop in the wash bypassed going up and over on the LDC side.
  10. SF-Tic-RP08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71604   W -110.59210        Elev: 4,799 Feet
    Drop in the wash bypassed up and over on the RDC side or downclimb to a pool and walk the RDC dirt ledge.
  11. SF-Tic-RP09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71527   W -110.59236        Elev: 4,660 Feet
    Canyon begins to pinch down again where you need to scramble through and over boulder debris.
  12. dSF-Tic-R7          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71487   W -110.59215        Elev: 4,626 Feet
    Rap 7 - Upper South Fork Ticaboo (150 feet rope travel). Anchored from a pinch point on the down canyon side of a boulder and drops about 150 feet. To get to the anchor you can downclimb around the LDC side of the boulder which feels exposed or if the rabbit hole is not filled in downclimb under the boulder through the rabbit hole.
  13. ySF-Tic-Bt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71422   W -110.59179        Elev: 4,700 Feet
    Bottom of the technical portion of Upper South Fork Ticaboo. From here walk the wash down canyon about 1.3 miles to the cattle trail exit on the RDC side leading up to Ticaboo Shelf Spring.
South Fork Ticaboo (4) - Exit
  1. ySF-Tic-Bt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.71422   W -110.59179        Elev: 4,700 Feet
    Bottom of the technical portion of Upper South Fork Ticaboo. From here walk the wash down canyon about 1.3 miles to the cattle trail exit on the RDC side leading up to Ticaboo Shelf Spring.
  2. yRudeAwakenBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70973   W -110.58690        Elev: 4,355 Feet
    Bottom of Rude Awakening where it meets South Fork Ticaboo Creek. To exit turn left and walk southeast down South Fork Ticaboo Creek about 0.8 miles to a wide open bowl like area on the RDC (west) side. You will pass two large drainages on the RDC side on the way to the bowl.
  3. yTicaMes50Bt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70580   W -110.58190        Elev: NaN Feet
    Bottom end of a slot dropping down to the southern most fork of the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek. No technical value but hiking in from the bottoom is a quiet serene feeling and worth the trip for some scenic value. You can hike up about 350 up into the canyon with only one boulder to scramble over. The journey ends when you get to the base of a drop of about 60 feet or so high.
  4. yTroughBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70546   W -110.57974        Elev: 4,290 Feet
    Bottom of Trough Canyon where it meets the South Fork of Ticaboo Creek. Looking back up canyon it looks like Trough Canyon is nothing more than a pour off from the slickrock above.
  5. jTicShSpgEx          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70453   W -110.57676        Elev: 4,280 Feet
    Junction where you leave Ticaboo Creek and start up the Ticaboo Shelf Spring Exit route. THis route is mostly cairned and is an old cattle trail.
  6. wTicShSpgEx01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70380   W -110.57650        Elev: NaN Feet
    Bottom of the cairned cattle trail up to Ticaboo Shelf Spring.
  7. wTicShSpgEx02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70295   W -110.57630        Elev: NaN Feet
    Cairned trail crosses the draiange here to turn and travel mostly southwest up a series of about 10 switchbacks. Portions of the switchbacks up to the mesa top cross over some sections of slickrock making it difficult to see where the trail goes. Each of these spots are short and just a little walking around will allow you to see where the trail continues.
  8. wTicShSpgEx03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70200   W -110.57783        Elev: NaN Feet
    Top most switchback on the carined cattle trail.
  9. wTicShSpngTnk          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70234   W -110.58009        Elev: NaN Feet
    Tank and water trough at Ticaboo Shelf Spring.
  10. pkTicShSpg          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.70146   W -110.58039        Elev: 4,820 Feet
    Wide parking spot large enough for many cars near the end of BLM Road 13460 near a tank and trough by Ticaboo Shelf Spring. To go to Trough Canyon, walk north down the dirt slope almost 500 feet to drop in. To go to Upper South Fork Ticaboo Canyon or the Sleepytime Trio look northwest to a cone shaped hill about 0.37 miles away. Walk west over a couple small drainages then up a slope to get to the next higher shelf to the left of the hill.

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