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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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 …

Read Guide →

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 …

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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 …

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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 …

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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 …

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →

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 …

Read Guide →

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…

Read Guide →