You can roll this in with a lovely drive along Notom and Burr Trail roads. It's all unpaved and slow, but the scenery is superb! https://maps.app.goo.gl/RpgLEUq4RKnv5Nyx6
A longer hike, about 1/2 mile each way, level but with a bit of sand along the way, is Leprechaun Canyon.
I’ve done the Burr Road switchbacks a couple of times — went out there to photograph in the Muley Twist area. I’ve been up it twice and down once. My preference would be to do the loop clockwise — e.g. starting up north, coming down Notton-Bullfrog, then climbing the switchbacks. (I don’t recall them being all that challenging, though they are an impressive sight.)
On the other hand, if your goal is just photography, and you aren’t so interested in that north-south run on Notto-Bullfrog, just coming in from Boulder and returning the way you came might make more sense — that gets you to (what I consider to be) the most interesting photographic opportunities via a better road.
There’s a lot of great photography opportunities out there, including some that no one talks about…
Of course, this is pretty far from Moab.
Mar 23, 2026 at 09:35 AM
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