Know of any good ~20-mile hikes in the Moab area? Or shorter, more difficult hikes?
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I've done a lot of climbing in the Moab area but never really done much hiking beyond little things like Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch. I'll be climbing down there next week and will have a day or two to myself that I'd like to spend hiking. Anyone know of any good 15-25 mile trails that could be done in a long day by a fast hiker? Maybe something in Canyonlands? A loop would be ideal, but I could also stash a bike if necessary. I don't have a 4WD/high clearance vehicle. |
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You been up to the Needles District in Canyonlands? Dead Horse Point? |
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Nope, never been. Got any specific trails to recommend? |
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This is not a terribly long hike, but it's my favorite hike maybe of all time - Primitive Trail in Arches. It takes you through an area of Devil's Garden. If you've hiked to Landscape Arch you've been on part of it already. |
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From squaw flat campground and Elephant Hill in the Needles district you can do some great long day hikes. There is a really good loop that goes from Elephant hill, Devils Kitchen and back through Chesler Park. |
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Considering the week you'll be there (Jeep Jamboree), you may want to drive to Zion. |
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Check out the approach to the Mystery Towers. It's short milage-wise, but awesome. You can make a loop by traversing from Atlas, by Gothic and the Citadel, and back into the canyon below Doric. If you don't research the traverse very much, finding the proper path between the towers can be time consuming and interesting. |
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The Needles trails mentioned above are great, and you can loop around in almost endless combinations to match your time/distance desires. |
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Grand Gulch and Fish & Owl Canyons west of Blanding are quite nice. I think Fish & Owl is about 20 miles. Grand Gulch is an out & back that you can make as long as you want and has a drop-in point halfway down the canyon. |
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I'll second Ross' suggestions. |
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Dobson wrote:Check out the approach to the Mystery Towers. It's short milage-wise, but awesome. You can make a loop by traversing from Atlas, by Gothic and the Citadel, and back into the canyon below Doric. If you don't research the traverse very much, finding the proper path between the towers can be time consuming and interesting. I'm not sure how a passenger car will do on the road. It's not particularly rough, but there are a ton of stream crossings (16?).Yes. Through the Fisher's and Mystery's. Stay away from Moab during Jeep Week (I'm sure you know this). I would also rec the S. Swell: Crack, Chute, Horsethief Canyons for some good hiking and moderate canyoneering - a short drive from Moab, but well worth a visit if you haven't been. |
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I loved the angel arch hike in the needles district of canyonlands. If you don't have a 4wd vehicle it's a little long for one day (almost 30 miles round trip) but probably possible if you go light and bring a headlamp (we camped one night near angel arch). |
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Suh-weet. Come the great suggestions coming! |
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You could always bag those peaks that thwarted you last time. I don't imagine there is as much snow now. |
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Austin Baird wrote:You been up to the Needles District in Canyonlands? Dead Horse Point?Austin, Can you please send me back the BOTS stopper that you have misappropriated from the group. |