The Moki Dugway is a white knuckles spooky drive for sure!!! Thanks God we had a 4X4 car and Tomasz is a great driver! We did it both directions - first from the bottom of the valley to the top of Cedar Mesa, then back down. You just have to be careful and stay away from the edge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyMgE4Qsho


THE MOKI DUGWAY

The Moki Dugway (also spelled Mokee or Moqui) is located on UT-261, just northwest of Valley of the Gods. It is a gravel road, part of Highway 26, about 24 miles south of Natural Bridges National Monument. The term "moki" is derived from the Spanish word, moqui, a general term used by explorers in this region to describe Pueblo Indians they encounterd as well as the vanished Ancestral puebloan culture. Dugway is a term used to describe a roadway carved from a hillside.

The Moki Dugway is a staggering, graded dirt switchback road carved into the face of the cliff edge of Cedar Mesa. It consists of 3 miles of steep, unpaved, but well graded switchbacks (11% grade), which wind 1,200 feet from Cedar Mesa to the valley floor near Valley of the Gods and connects the top and bottom in just over 3 miles. This route provides breathtaking views of some of Utah’s most beautiful sites. Scenic views of Valey of the Gods and distant Monument valley open at every turn of the dugway. The Moki Dugway was constructed in 1958 by Texas Zinc, a mining company, to transport uranium ore from the "Happy Jack" mine in Fry Canyon to the processing mill in Mexican Hat. The ancient inhabitants of this region had no such "highway" for travelling up and down the mesa. Carved hand- and foot-holds and worn step-like paths of ancient American Indians can be found leading up cliffs and steep escarptments to food storage areas, dwellings, springs, or up steep escarpments.

The State of Utah recommends that only vehicles less than 28 feet and 10,000 pounds attempt to negotiate the dugway. The remainder of US-261 is paved.

MULEY POINT

After climbing the Moki Dugway, you should stop at the fantastic vista at Muley Point. To reach it, take the first road to your left at the top of the dugway, on the Cedar Mesa. It is a 5 mile gravel track that leads southwest through BLM land to Muley Point Overlook. Mark this as a not to be missed attraction.
A little tip for the drivers - the road can be driven by a passenger car as long as the weather is dry. Avoid going in a low clearance vehicle if the road is wet after the rain or the storms are lingering in the horizon.

The Muley Point is a remote, scenic overlook at the edge of the 1,200 foot high cliffs. It provides viewers with a panorama of the Goosenecks of the San Juan River in the canyon below, the vast, sweeping valleys of the desert valley, and the expanse of Navajo Nation land, with Monument Valley clearly visible over 20 miles away and many more buttes, cliffs and volcanic spires in the distance to the southwest.

Muley Point is a peaceful location, not often visited, and has many places where it is possible to drive off road and camp right at the edge of the sheer cliffs - one of the best (free) camping places in Utah.
You can enjoy this quiet place, watch the birds soar and hear the wind. It's like being on top of the world!

http://bluffutah.org/mokey-dugway-muley-point/