Ut Trail Guides

Cathedral Valley Loop

📍 Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Moderate 📏 50.0 Loop

Cathedral Valley Loop is a remote backcountry route in the northern district of Capitol Reef National Park, accessible o…

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Angels Landing Trail

📍 Grotto Trailhead, Springdale

Strenuous 📏 5.4 Out-and-Back

Angels Landing is the most famous hike in Zion National Park and one of the most iconic in the national park system -- a…

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Aztec Butte Trail

📍 Island in the Sky District, Moab

Moderate 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

Aztec Butte Trail climbs a broad sandstone dome in the Island in the Sky district to reach a small mesa top where Ancest…

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Bristlecone Loop

📍 Yovimpa Point

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Bristlecone Loop Trail begins at Yovimpa Point near the southern tip of Bryce Canyon National Park and winds through…

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Bristlecone Loop Trail

📍 Rainbow Point, Bryce Canyon

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

Bristlecone Loop Trail at Rainbow Point -- the highest elevation in Bryce Canyon National Park at 9,105 feet -- circles …

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Broken Arch Trail

📍 Sand Dune Arch Trailhead, Moab

Moderate 📏 2.6 Loop

The Broken Arch Trail winds through a quiet interior section of Arches National Park away from the crowded Windows and D…

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Broken Arch Trail

📍 Arches National Park, Utah

Easy 📏 3.0 Loop

Broken Arch Trail offers a delightful loop through one of the quieter corners of Arches National Park, passing through o…

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Buffalo Point Trail

📍 Antelope Island State Park, UT

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

Buffalo Point Trail is the shortest and most accessible hike on Antelope Island, climbing a mere 100 feet over half a mi…

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Canyon Overlook Trail

📍 Canyon Overlook Trailhead, East Entrance

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

Canyon Overlook Trail is the finest short hike in Zion National Park, traversing half a mile of slickrock and narrow led…

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Carmel Canyon Loop

📍 Goblin Valley State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 3.4 Loop

Carmel Canyon Loop provides a completely different perspective on the Goblin Valley landscape by ascending to the canyon…

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Cassidy Arch Trail

📍 Grand Wash Road, Torrey

Strenuous 📏 3.4 Out-and-Back

Cassidy Arch Trail climbs from Grand Wash — a dramatic slot canyon accessible by car — to a viewpoint directly atop one …

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Cave Spring Loop

📍 Needles District, Moab

Easy 📏 0.6 Loop

The Cave Spring Loop is a short but historically rich trail in the Needles District, leading to a preserved cowboy line …

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Chimney Rock Loop

📍 Chimney Rock Trailhead, Torrey

Strenuous 📏 3.6 Loop

Chimney Rock Loop circles the base and summit ridge of a dramatic erosional remnant — a tall spire of Moenkopi Formation…

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Cohab Canyon Trail

📍 Fruita Campground, Torrey

Moderate 📏 3.4 Out-and-Back

Cohab Canyon Trail climbs from the Fruita Campground into a hidden slot canyon that Mormon polygamists allegedly used to…

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Confluence Overlook Trail -- Needles

📍 Big Spring Canyon Trailhead, Needles District

Strenuous 📏 11.0 Out-and-Back

Confluence Overlook Trail in the Needles District reaches the most visually striking viewpoint in Canyonlands National P…

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Double Arch Trail

📍 Arches National Park, Utah

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

Double Arch Trail is one of the most rewarding short hikes in Arches National Park, leading visitors across a sandy dese…

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Double O Arch Trail

📍 Devils Garden Trailhead, Moab

Strenuous 📏 7.8 Loop

The Devils Garden Trail to Double O Arch is the longest maintained trail in Arches National Park and one of the most rew…

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Druid Arch Trail

📍 Needles District, Elephant Hill Trailhead

Strenuous 📏 11.0 Out-and-Back

Druid Arch is one of the most dramatically situated formations in Canyonlands, an enormous buttressed arch of Cedar Mesa…

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East Mesa Trail to Observation Point

📍 East Mesa Trailhead, Zion East Entrance

Moderate 📏 7.8 Out-and-Back

East Mesa Trail provides an alternate approach to Observation Point — the finest viewpoint in Zion, perched 2,148 feet d…

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East Rim Trail

📍 Dead Horse Point State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 4.5 Loop

East Rim Trail explores the quieter eastern side of Dead Horse Point State Park's mesa, offering canyon overlooks and Co…

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Emerald Pools Trail

📍 Zion National Park, Utah

Easy 📏 2.5 Loop

The Emerald Pools Trail system in Zion National Park is one of the most accessible and visually rewarding routes in the …

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Emerald Pools Upper Trail

📍 Zion Lodge, Springdale

Strenuous 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

The Upper Emerald Pool sits in an alcove beneath a hanging canyon that drops multiple waterfalls into a jade-green pool …

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Escalante Rim Trail

📍 Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Escalante Rim Trail climbs 600 feet above the park to a broad canyon rim overlooking the Escalante River drainage — one …

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Eye of the Whale Arch -- Herdina Park

📍 Herdina Park, Moab

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Eye of the Whale Arch sits in the remote Herdina Park section of Arches National Park, accessible via a dirt road that r…

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Fairyland Loop

📍 Fairyland Point Trailhead, Bryce

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Loop

The Fairyland Loop is the longest and most remote maintained trail in Bryce Canyon's rim amphitheater, circling through …

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Frary Peak Trail

📍 Antelope Island State Park, UT

Strenuous 📏 6.7 Out-and-Back

Frary Peak Trail climbs to Antelope Island's highest point at 6,596 feet, gaining 2,000 feet over 6.7 miles round-trip t…

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Fremont Gorge Overlook Trail

📍 Johnson Mesa Trailhead, Torrey

Strenuous 📏 4.6 Out-and-Back

Fremont Gorge Overlook Trail climbs from the Fremont River valley floor to a dramatic rim position directly above a tigh…

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Goblin Valley Floor Trail

📍 Goblin Valley State Park, UT

Easy 📏 3.0 Loop

Goblin Valley Floor Trail descends into one of the American Southwest's most otherworldly landscapes — a broad valley fi…

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Golden Throne Trail

📍 Capitol Gorge Trailhead, Torrey

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Golden Throne Trail climbs from Capitol Gorge -- a narrow slot canyon used as a wagon road by Mormon settlers from the 1…

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Golden Throne Trail

📍 Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Golden Throne Trail leads hikers on a moderately strenuous journey through Capitol Reef canyon country to the base of a …

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Grand Parade Trail

📍 Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT

Easy 📏 2.5 Loop

Grand Parade Trail is the essential hike in Kodachrome Basin State Park, winding 2.5 miles through a colorful canyon lan…

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Hat Shop Trail

📍 Bryce Point Trailhead, Bryce

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Out-and-Back

Hat Shop Trail descends from Bryce Point into the Under-the-Rim wilderness, one of the most remote and least-visited sec…

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Hidden Pinyon Trail

📍 Snow Canyon State Park, UT

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

Hidden Pinyon Trail winds through one of Snow Canyon State Park's most intimate and ecologically interesting landscapes …

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Intrepid Trail System

📍 Dead Horse Point State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 9.0 Loop

Intrepid Trail System is Dead Horse Point State Park's dedicated multi-use trail network designed primarily for mountain…

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Johnson Canyon Trail

📍 Snow Canyon State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 3.5 Out-and-Back

Johnson Canyon Trail is one of Snow Canyon State Park's most geologically diverse hikes, winding 3.5 miles round-trip th…

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Klondike Bluffs to Tower Arch

📍 Klondike Bluffs Trailhead, Moab

Moderate 📏 3.4 Out-and-Back

Tower Arch sits in the remote Klondike Bluffs section of Arches National Park, accessed via a dirt road in the park's no…

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Mossy Cave Trail

📍 Highway 12 Trailhead, Tropic

Easy 📏 0.8 Out-and-Back

Mossy Cave Trail is located outside the main park entrance along Highway 12 and leads to one of Bryce Canyon's most unus…

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Navajo Knobs Trail

📍 Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Strenuous 📏 9.0 Out-and-Back

Navajo Knobs Trail is one of the most demanding and rewarding hikes in Capitol Reef National Park, ascending from the Hi…

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Petrified Dunes Trail

📍 Snow Canyon State Park, UT

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

Petrified Dunes Trail explores one of Snow Canyon State Park's most visually arresting geological features — ancient san…

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Petrified Wood Trail

📍 Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, UT

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

Petrified Wood Trail is a short but scientifically remarkable one-mile loop that winds among the largest and most colorf…

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Queens Garden to Navajo Loop Combo

📍 Sunrise Point Trailhead, Bryce

Moderate 📏 2.9 Loop

The Queens Garden to Navajo Loop combination is widely considered the best short hike in Bryce Canyon and one of the fin…

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Rim Trail

📍 Dead Horse Point State Park, UT

Easy 📏 6.0 Loop

Dead Horse Point Rim Trail circles one of the American Southwest's most celebrated overlooks — a narrow peninsula of mes…

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Sentinel Spire Trail

📍 Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Sentinel Spire Trail leads to the tallest and most imposing of Kodachrome Basin's sedimentary pipes — a solitary monolit…

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Shakespeare Arch Trail

📍 Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

Shakespeare Arch Trail combines two of Kodachrome Basin's most appealing features — a graceful natural arch and panorami…

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Syncline Loop -- Island in the Sky

📍 Upheaval Dome Trailhead, Moab

Strenuous 📏 8.0 Loop

Syncline Loop circles the rim of Upheaval Dome -- one of the most geologically debated formations in the American Southw…

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The Narrows from the Bottom

📍 Temple of Sinawava, Springdale

Moderate 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

The Narrows is the most famous slot canyon hike in the world, entering the Virgin River channel at the Temple of Sinawav…

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Three Sisters Area

📍 Goblin Valley State Park, UT

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Three Sisters Area is centered on Goblin Valley's most iconic rock formation — three towering Entrada Sandstone spir…

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Tower Bridge Trail

📍 North Campground / Fairyland Trailhead

Moderate 📏 3.0 Out-and-Back

The Tower Bridge Trail descends into the seldom-visited northern amphitheater of Bryce Canyon to reveal one of the most …

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Tower of Babel Area

📍 Arches National Park, Utah

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The Tower of Babel Area, situated within the Courthouse Towers section of Arches National Park, offers visitors an acces…

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Tower of Babel Area Walk

📍 Courthouse Towers Viewpoint, Moab

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The walk to the base of the Tower of Babel and Courthouse Towers in the southern section of Arches National Park provide…

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Under the Rim Trail - Riggs Spring Section

📍 Bristlecone Point / Riggs Spring

Strenuous 📏 8.5 Out-and-Back

The Riggs Spring Section of the Under the Rim Trail offers one of the most immersive backcountry experiences in Bryce Ca…

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Watchman Trail

📍 Zion National Park, Utah

Moderate 📏 3.3 Out-and-Back

The Watchman Trail is Zion National Park's premier hike from the South Entrance area, climbing a sandstone mesa to an ov…

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White Rock Bay Loop

📍 Antelope Island State Park, UT

Moderate 📏 4.0 Loop

White Rock Bay Loop traverses the western shore of Antelope Island, combining a lakeside walk along the saltwater margin…

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Wide Hollow Reservoir Loop

📍 Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, UT

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

Wide Hollow Reservoir Loop circles the small reservoir at the heart of Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, providing …

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Zion Narrows Top Down

📍 Zion National Park, Utah

Strenuous 📏 16.0 Point-to-Point

The Zion Narrows top-down route is widely considered one of the greatest slot canyon hikes in North America, spending 16…

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Arches Scenic Drive -- Balanced Rock to Windows

📍 Balanced Rock Pullout, Moab

Moderate 📏 10.0 Out-and-Back

Cycling the Arches National Park road from Balanced Rock to the Windows section is one of the most visually spectacular …

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Bryce Canyon Scenic Highway 12 Cycling

📍 Bryce Canyon City, Utah

Strenuous 📏 18.0 Out-and-Back

Highway 12 between Bryce Canyon City and the park entrance is one of the most celebrated scenic highways in Utah, and th…

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Pa'rus Trail Cycling

📍 Zion Visitor Center, Springdale

Easy 📏 3.6 Out-and-Back

Pa'rus Trail is the only trail in Zion National Park open to cyclists and leashed dogs, following the Virgin River from …

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Scenic Drive Road Cycling

📍 Visitor Center, Torrey

Moderate 📏 16.0 Out-and-Back

Capitol Reef's Scenic Drive is an 8-mile one-way paved road through the heart of the Waterpocket Fold from the visitor c…

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White Rim Road Mountain Bike -- Island in the Sky

📍 Schafer Trail, Island in the Sky

Strenuous 📏 100.0 Loop

White Rim Road is the most celebrated mountain bike route in the American Southwest and one of the great multi-day off-r…

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