Trail 3 South Arapeen ATV Trail System

Arapeen ATV Trail System Trail 3 South is south of Manti Canyon.  Arapeen ATV Trail 3 North is North of Manti Canyon.  Don't know why there is 2 Trail 3's.  Trail 3 South is one of my favorites.  It is rated more Difficult but I would rate it as most difficult.  There is 2 starting locations for the trail.  One is on Highway 89 300 yards south of Manti and the other is 2.5 miles up Manti Canyon. The trail from Highway 89 is very steep with lose dirt and you will want a 4x4 ATV.

  From Manti Canyon the trail is steep but not as steep.  There are some very nice vista's and overlooks of Twelve Mile Canyon.  The trail takes you all the way to Skyline Drive.  The lower part of the trail is sage brush and pinion pines, where the upper section is pine trees and aspen.  Many of the signs say Patton Trail.

Trail Length: Manti Canyon to Trail 31 2 miles.  From Trail 31 to merge 3.1 miles.  From 89 to merge is 3.1.  From merge to Skyline Drive is 6.17 miles.

Pictures are from top to bottom left to right.  First picture is the turn off from Manti Canyon to Trail 3 South.  Next is the start of Trail 3 South in Manti Canyon.  There is a parking area and bathroom.

The next 2 pictures is start of Trail 3 South from highway 89 just south of Manti.  There is parking inside the fence.

These next two pictures are at the intersection to Arapeen ATV Trail 3 and 31.  The first is heading to Trail 3 intersection from Highway 89.  The second is going down Trail 3 South from 31 intersection to Manti Canyon start of Trail 3 South.

These pictures are the first the intersection of the Trail 3's from Arapeen Trail 31 and Highway 89. The trail is going down to Highway 89.  The next picture is where you go down Trail 3 South at Skyline Drive.

This last picture is the town of Manti from trail 3

GPS Coordinates

Manti Canyon N39°15.660 W111°34.888 Altitude 6529

Highway 89  N39°15.152  W111°38.434   Altitude 5663

Trail 3 and Trail 31 N39°14.651  W111°33.591   Altitude 8015

Manti Canyon and I89 intersection N39°13.990  W111°35.870   Altitude 8301

end Skyline Drive N39°12.635  W111°29.074   Altitude 10,571