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Great views and a very interesting story of how this bridge was constructed. Apparently, a local farmer agreed to drive his bulldozer across a couple of logs with a rope tied around him in case everything caved in a fell 2000+ feet below. This bridge is worth seeing if you have an extra 30 minutes to drive off the main road onto the hells backbone gravel mountain road for a bit.
35 mile long gravel road through the National Forest. Road is in generally good shape and suitable for passenger cars, SUVs, pickups, small motor homes, but not large RVs or long truck-trailer rigs. Frankly I wouldn't want to drag my trailer down this road unless I planned to camp along it for a while. The high point is a one lane bridge near the high point that has a 600' to 800' foot drop on each side. Nice forest scenery, with some other nice view points.
Words can’t describe the beauty of Hell’s Backbone. Definitely was a highlight of our trip and was a nice sight to see from only an hour or less drive from Escalante! Worth the visit!
This is an absolutely beautiful place and great drive to it. Wether you're coming from Boulder side, or the Escalante side, the sights are awesome.
If you're in the area, it's definitely worth making the drive up to the top. It is pretty high up, so if you're afraid of heights, this may not be the place for you, but if not, I highly recommend it.
It’s an interesting drive if you have the time. However, I would recommend a SUV or lifted vehicle as the roads are unpaved and have some dips and holes. I actually enjoyed the drive out from the ridge as the landscape opened up to a valley and felt really relaxing. Other than that, you won’t see a ton of things on the drive and there’s plenty of other nice areas you can visit.
