Amasa Back is a great ride that will test your strength and handling skills, from the minute the trail leaves Kane Springs Canyon until you get to the top!  The views of Kane Springs Canyon and the Colorado River are incredible.

How to get there: From Moab, go south on 100 West and turn right on Williams Way. Go four blocks and turn left onto 500 West then 1/2 mile to Kane Blvd. Turn right and go 4 miles to the trailhead.    Parking for the trailhead is right after you pass over a cattleguard and the road turns to dirt.

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Distance: 11 miles out and back

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Trailhead elevation: 4,025'  Highest Point: 4,241'

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Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger version:

Crossing Kane Creek

Looking back down Kane Springs Canyon

The Colorado River and the Portal.   (The Poison Spider Trailhead is just off the highway on the left side of the river.)