Wild Horse Window/Eyes of Sinbad

The Trail
This moderate trail is only a mile long with about a 290 foot elevation change. Keep in mind however that there is a little bit of going up and down along the trail, so you will be climbing a bit more than that.

Topographical Map

Graph of Elevation

Trail in Google Earth

This trail goes in nearly a straight line from the parking area to Wild Horse Window. From the trailhead, your destination looks like a cave up in the rocks to the west, so by continuing in that direction you should be able to find it even if the cairns marking the way get sparse. The trail starts by dropping down into a wash and then climbing back out. From there the trail follows rock cairns across slick rock for a ways until it hits a steep drop off to a pool of water below about half way along the route. (Though it is possible that this pool is not always there.)

After this point, the trail heads up around this drop off and back down into another wash. For the most part, the trail continues following this wash to the window. As hikers near the window, the trail narrows as it heads back into an alcove area. We started to see a number of little pools here, which were full of tadpoles.

A tadpole in one of the pools

We found that to continue to the arch, we needed to either wade through one of these pools or climb down a short ledge to get around the water. These pools may be drier during parts of the year, but it is not unlikely you will find some water. There were a lot of frogs in the area, making us suspect it was generally a moist place.

Approaching Wild Horse Window

Wild Horse Window

Looking down the canyon from Wild Horse Window

 Along one of the walls of this wind cave there are even some petroglyphs.

Petroglyphs in cave

Be aware that this trail offers little shade, so it can be quite hot during the summer. The closest water available is at nearby Goblin Valley, but there is no water here. There are also no restrooms here, though there are a number of primitive campsites around this area.

Directions
This trail is located in Emery Count, UT just outside Goblin Valley State Park. The closest town is Hanksville, followed by Green River. To get there from I-70, turn south onto UT-24. Next, turn west onto Temple Mt Road. Continue to Goblin Valley Rd. and turn left onto it. Take the third dirt road to your right, and drive to the small parking area across from what looks like a cave in the rocks to the west. There is nothing to mark the road, and there are no signs to indicate the trail, but you can see the trail's destination from the trailhead.