2025 HDT/ARCH-CANY-Hite

  •   Category Price Weight
  • Water $0.00
    6.61 lb
  • Food $89.30
    6.35 lb
  • Clothes, Worn $0.00
    0 lb
  • Sleep $462.89
    1.99 lb
  • Clothes, Carried $255.37
    1.49 lb
  • Pack $220.00
    1.06 lb
  • Electronics $146.88
    0.92 lb
  • Shelter $338.72
    0.91 lb
  • Water $30.98
    0.47 lb
  • Kitchen $114.55
    0.34 lb
  • Ditty $29.20
    0.23 lb
  • Navigation $50.00
    0.14 lb
  • Toilet $1.00
    0.01 lb
  • Arches $0.00
    0 lb
  • Total $1738.89 20.52
    lb
    • oz
    • lb
    • g
    • kg
  • Consumable 13.08 lb
  • Base Weight 7.44 lb

Prev: 2025 GRCA/Hermit-Tonto-BA

Hayduke Trail Sections 1-3: ~150 miles through Arches, Canyonlands, ..., Young's Canyon, Dark Canyon to Hite, then hitch back to Moab/CNY.

Spring 2025, mid April. ~14 hours sunlight 6am-8pm. Expect temps 20F-85F, high winds, storms w/ rain, snow and hail possible. 14+ hours of light, 6:15am-8:15pm.

Planning for lower-mileage, ~15 mpd @ 2 mph w/ a whole bunch of 1 mph terrain. 150 miles in ~9 days. Route is often not well-defined and is class 3 in places: scrambles, scrapes, bushwhacks, climbs, drops, etc. Longer, heavier water carries. Might only find water once per day, longest carry is likely ~35 miles so be careful.

For the Utah desert we prioritize water storage, sun protection, durability and wind protection.

Overall gear is a little heavier due to increased durability and warmth given the low temps, long nights, possibility of inclement conditions and overall harsh conditions.

Clothing: UV protection for high exposure, durability for scrapes, scrambles and bushwhacking, and cool enough for 85F afternoons. Nothing I'll miss if it gets wrecked. Bigger visor, bankrobber bandana, longer shorts, sun gloves for UV coverage. Want to be warm at night and in the mornings, so I'll bring a puffy.

Sleep: Tyvek (and a thicker, durable sleeping pad) so we can cowboy anywhere, including on rock. CCF is a possibility but given the long nights, cold temps, and minimal elevation change, an inflatable for a few more ounces is worth it.

Shelter: tent provides 360-degree protection if we have to ride out a storm, pitches with 1 pole. Hope I can drive stakes...

Water: 6L capacity, most I've ever carried before was 4L on the PCT and only actually carried >2L once (and it turned out to be unnecessary). Need to fly with all my empty bottles and bladder to fill up at CNY airport before walking to the terminus.

Cook kit: I've found I enjoy cooking in the spring when it's cold. Bring alcohol/esbit cook kit, simple and silent, my favorite. Can't fly with fuel so I'll have to skip cooking the first night outside Arches, find fuel in Moab, and I can ship myself some esbit to Needles Outpost in my resupply.