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Flat Iron Mesa 070323

March 23, 2007 by Mike Shannon

Flat Iron Mesa

Trail Run on March 23, 2007
Report and photos by Mike S., Trail Leader
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Mike S.
Silver 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Roger R.
Gray 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe
Brad R.
Yellow 2005 Jeep Wrangler

We were ready to tackle Flat Iron Mesa early in the day, expecting a long time on this trail. Armed with the GPS, printed-out topo maps with the route marked, and previous descriptions of the trail, we still had a little difficulty finding the start of the trail. Once we realized there was a gate directly behind us after we turned off the highway, we were on our way.

Rubble Hill was fun, but even the rental Jeep made it up easily. It appears that the other side might be more fun to come up, but we wanted to press on so we didn't try it. The dome and ledges were great fun and we really got a taste of what Brad and the rental Jeep could do (we'd really see him test its limits on Fins & Things later in the day).

We made it to Tilt-a-Whirl, and Mike and Roger went down with no issues. Brad took the bypass this time. It looked like he could make it, but perhaps not without damage to the skid plates or bumpers. The papers in the Jeep included a price sheet for each of these items if they were returned damaged! Brad did go down the optional ledges just after Tilt-a-Whirl without any issues, though.

We got to Easter Egg Hill, and after watching Mike go through and kiss the rock on the right with his flare, Roger and Brad opted to go around. Mike went on through the Squeeze, wishing he had a spotter. He soon met up with the other guys after the bypass reconnected with the trail.

Someone has built a home and fenced off the last part of the described trail out to the county road, so a small detour had to be made to a parallel trail. We were soon out on the county road, however, and wondering if more development is going to encroach on this trail. We hope not, because this is one we really want to run again.

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Reports from Other Days: 5

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October 19, 2019

Led by Matt K.
Flat Iron Mesa was our first trail for Moab in the Fall of 2019. Matt had been wanting to run Flat Iron Mesa for some time, and now his time had finally come! We started at the north end of Flat Iron Mesa and aired down in the parking area…
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