White Rim itinerary
Every 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 set alerts for your dates, 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.
- Stops mapped
- 11
- Across the markers
- 77.0 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.
The White Rim route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
Island in the Sky Visitor Center
7.0 miles to Shafer
Mile 7.0
Shafer
12.0 miles to Airport
Mile 19.0
Airport
11.0 miles to Gooseberry
Mile 30.0
Gooseberry
9.0 miles to White Crack
Mile 39.0
5,214 ft
White Crack
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
10.0 miles to Candlestick
Mile 55.0
Candlestick
11.0 miles to Potato Bottom
Mile 66.0
3,932 ft
Potato Bottom
Green River access point with cottonwood shade and historic mining site
4.0 miles to Hardscrabble
Mile 70.0
Hardscrabble
2.0 miles to Labyrinth
Mile 72.0
Labyrinth
5.0 miles to Taylor
Mile 77.0
Taylor
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 checks White Rim around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.