White Rim itinerary
Every published mile marker on the White Rim route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one — and which permit each stretch needs. To watch dates and set alerts, go to the White Rim Road permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The White Rim. One reservation is an ordered sequence of nights at named sites, issued by reservation.
The permit is issued for a named entry point. Mineral Bottom is the one on this list.
- Stops mapped
- 6
- Across the markers
- 74.6 mi
- Published route length
- 100 mi
- Published ascent
- 7,500 ft
How long it takes: 3-4 days biking, 2-3 days 4WD. That is the figure the permit publishes — this page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
Adding up only the climbs between markers gives 832 ft, which is a floor rather than the total: anything that rises and falls between two markers is invisible to it.
The White Rim route, stop by stop
Mile 4.7
5,321 ft
Shafer Trail
Dramatic 1,500-foot descent into the canyon on switchbacks carved into cliff faces
5.3 miles · 859 ft down to Musselman Arch
Mile 10.0
4,462 ft
Musselman Arch
A rock fin spanning a drop beside the road. Do not walk out on it - NPS prohibits climbing, scrambling, walking or standing upon any arch in the park
29.0 miles · 752 ft up to White Crack Campsite
Mile 39.0
5,214 ft
White Crack Campsite
Iconic camp with direct views of Island in the Sky mesa towering above
6.0 miles · 71 ft up to Murphy Hogback
Mile 45.0
5,285 ft
Murphy Hogback
Steep, technical climb that challenges both bikers and 4WD vehicles
21.0 miles · 1,353 ft down to Potato Bottom
Mile 66.0
3,932 ft
Potato Bottom
Green River access point with cottonwood shade and historic mining site
13.3 miles · 9 ft up to Mineral Bottom
Mile 79.3
3,941 ft
Mineral Bottom
Entry point — the permit is issued for this trailhead
Alternate entry/exit with boat ramp on Green River
Getting a White Rim for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. White Rim dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations — they return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag watches White Rim around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.