Eight foot 1 2 inch thick plywood is standard sheathing material.
Fallen roof ruin directions.
Cigarette springs road is a fairly well maintained road.
Most people turn around and return to the trailhead after seeing fallen roof.
After cleaning the debris and reframing the roof lay down a base sheathing.
It is remote but relatively easy to access.
Checking out fallen roof ruin and some other nearby ruins in road canyon which is in the cedar mesa area of southeast utah.
Both out and back.
Wider area of canyon mentioned in text i sent.
Bottom of canyon where you just dropped in.
Hikes to two uniquely stunning ruins on utah s cedar mesa.
Fallen roof ruin.
2 5 miles round trip to fallen roof ruins 5 7 miles to citadel ruins about 1 5 miles of that was road walking type.
Fallen roof ruin road canyon utah road canyon a little visited canyon tucked away on the grand gulch plateau of utah is a veritable treasure trove of interesting anasazi ruins at least four well preserved ruins are accessible with the most visually striking being fallen roof ruin.
The citadel is a very nice and well preserved ruin located in road canyon within bears ears national monument.
Bring binoculars or a camera with a zoom lens to improve your view.
Exposed slickrock hiking especially at citadel.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and nature trips and is best used from march until november.
The trail is almost flat following the wash floor upstream.
Please be mindful and don t enter interior rooms of the citadel ruins don t erase the traces of america s past.
The beginning of the trail into road canyon home of fallen roof ruin.
You can also find.
It is almost perfectly preserved and even contains dozens of 700 year old corn cobs on the floor of one of its rooms.
Fallen roof ruin and the other structures are viewable from the canyon floor.
A small detour we took just disregard.
Total hiking distance is 3 0 miles round trip including the hike along the bench to see the other ruins.
To get to the trailhead you will travel down the 261 until you come to cigarette springs road.
The fallen roof ruin is one of the premier examples of a small puebloan ruin not located within a national park.
The ruin is visible on the right side after a sharp bend to the right after about a mile and about 25 feet above the floor of the canyon.
There are three main structures in the grouping and the unique markings on the roof look like flames in the orange reflected light of the ledge.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
