From Hanksville, head south on Highway 95 towards Hite for 15 miles to mile marker 15.5. Turn east on the well graded and signed road to Burr Point and reset your odometer.

From the drill hole, hike over to the rim and take in the sights. To the north (up river) is a Great Alcove, then a flat mesa area halfway between the rim and the river. The hike reaches that mesa area after passing under the Great Alcove.

To the east, across the river, are two towers. Start by descending from the rim following cairns, crossing a shallow drainage, and heading for a pass between two small Navajo domes. The dome on the left has broken rocks on top of it, pass to the right of that dome. At this point, cairns coalesce and you should find a cairned path heading down the other side of the domes and to the left (upriver). This path angles down to a saddle with a small tower where the Navajo layer ends.

The saddle marks the crux of the route. Downclimb the north side of this saddle carefully using the ledge wall (class 4). This ends on a ledge that is traversed to the left, then down to a dirt use trail.

Once on the dirt use trail, the navigation difficulties are over, as the trail is well beaten in and easy to follow. It meanders around, past several towers, then begins counting in and out of small side canyons on the way to the Great Alcove. The views in this section are jaw dropping.

From a distance, the Great Alcove traverse looks improbable and downright scary. Once there, however, the ledge is relatively wide and it is easy to pass. The trail climbs up ledges after the traverse and flattens out on easier terrain. Continuing to the peninsula in the distance makes a great return spot and offers big views upstream in the Dirty Devils and of Sams Mesa Box and Twin Corral Box canyons coming in from the east side of the river.

Return the same way.