Recreation Region: North Kaibab Ranger District
Swapp Trail #50
Current Conditions
Open
This 2 mile trail begins at the BLM road #1048 and travels through a shallow canyon in sagebrush and pinyon-juniper country.
It slowly descends down a canyon to the Kanab Creek wilderness.
Once you cross into the Wilderness the trail drops quickly into Snake Gulch, which becomes rocky and steep.
Specific Trail Information
Trail Number
50
Trail Type
Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.
General Information
Portion of the trail showing a retaining wall built by wilderness volunteers to help lessen erosion impacts.
Southeast view from the Swapp Trail down onto the Snake Gulch-Kanab Creek Trail in the Kanab Creek Wilderness.
- GPS may show BLM Road 1048 as BLM Road 164.
None. Bring everything you will need.
Getting There
Trailhead/Starting Points
West: BLM Road 1048
East: junction with Snake Gulch-Kanab Creek Trail #59
Directions
From Fredonia (approximately 23 miles):
- Begin south on US Highway 89A for approximately 1.4 miles,
- Turn right onto Forest Road 22 and follow for approximately 12.2 miles,
- Turn right onto BLM Road 1048/Gunsight Road and follow for approximately 6.1 miles,
- Stay right on BLM Road 1048/Gunsight Road and follow for 3.2 miles to the trailhead.
