We stopped at the crack for some sandwiches and a drink, then moved along. You can clearly see the preferred line of attack. This is the exchange you make when wheeling alone. I was pretty excited to take this obstacle on, however being the only rig in our group and only a handful of Razrs at the crack, I sadly opted to take the bypass. The Golden Crack has a few primary lines, but it is very clear which route most people take. The trail continues to meander along a mix of slick rock and scattered dirt, with a few “gotcha” spots, but nothing that isn’t manageable. We chose a clean, simple line along the left (down hill). The first well known obstacle is the “Golden Stairs” which would have been more challenging to drive up, than down. Shortly after the required photos at the diving board, we began the trail.
That being, said this review will begin at the “diving board.” The “diving board.” A great place for photos, but be sure you are good with the clutch. Some trail guides have this trail ending at the view point, while others include it as the end of Gold Bar Rim. The “point of no return factor, however was a bit daunting. I am actually glad we traversed it in this order, as some of the descents we made off ledges seemed pretty difficult if we were climbing them. The trail officially “begins” on the Poison Spider side, but we ran it in reverse from Gold Bar Rim. There were many cases where we took the easier option as we had no other rigs with us. On our recent mantrip to Moab, Andy and I actually ran all three of these trails (alone) and (almost)without incident. Golden Spike trail is part of the trifecta of trails in Moab which consists of Gold Bar Rim, Golden Spike, and most of Poison Spider.
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