Hell's Revenge sits on the east side of Moab, accessed off Sand Flats Road, and it is exactly what the name suggests: a 6.5-mile loop of slickrock climbs, ledge drops, and open-air exposure that makes most people go quiet about halfway through. The views from the top are extraordinary. The route to get there is the point.
It's Moab's most iconic 4x4 trail, and it's available to experience in three very different ways. Here's how to decide which is right for you.
Ride-Along Jeep Tour — The Easiest Entry Point
You sit in an open Jeep. A guide drives. You hold on, look around, and try to understand how a vehicle can possibly climb at that angle without tipping. The ride-along is the most accessible version of the experience — suitable for kids, for people who don't want to think about technique, and for anyone who just wants to take in the scenery and trust the professional behind the wheel.
Don't mistake "accessible" for "tame." The terrain is the same regardless of who's driving. The guide just happens to have done it several hundred times.
You-Drive Guided Jeep Tour — For the People Who Want the Wheel
A guide leads in their own vehicle. You follow in a fully-equipped Jeep Wrangler — your Jeep, your hands on the wheel. The guide coaches you through the technical sections via radio and picks the line on each obstacle. You execute it.
This is the version that people talk about for years. There is a specific feeling that comes from climbing a 40-degree slickrock dome in a Jeep you're driving, looking out over the canyon from the top, and knowing you got there yourself. It's hard to replicate.
Side-by-Side UTV — The Most Hands-On Experience
The High Point Hummer UTV tours put you in a Can-Am side-by-side with a guide leading ahead. The UTVs are lower, lighter, and faster than the Jeeps, with a different relationship to the terrain. Some people prefer the UTV precisely because it feels rawer.
If you want the most capable version of this experience, the Exclusive Can-Am X3 tour is the one. That machine is in a completely different class of performance, and Hell's Revenge gives it room to show what it can do.
Sunset — The Right Time to Go
Every operator runs a sunset version of the Hell's Revenge tour, and for good reason: the sandstone at golden hour is one of those sights that's genuinely hard to photograph because no image quite captures what it feels like to be standing on slickrock with the canyon going amber around you. If you can only do one tour, do it at sunset.
"I've driven Hell's Revenge hundreds of times. The light at sunset still stops me." — Outlaw Adventure Tours guide
Check our Off-Road & Jeep, Hummer Tours, and Side by Side & UTV categories for current availability. Any of these tours will take you there — the only question is how much of the driving you want to do yourself.
