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Best Hiking Trails in Bears Ears National Monument

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    Arch Canyon Overlook Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
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    Spring Lake Dam via FS-22 and Shay Ridge Road
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 17.4 mi
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    Arch Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 20.5 mi
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    Fee Self Service Station via Trail To Mule Canyon Ruins and Mule Canyon Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.4 mi
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    Trail To Mule Canyon Ruins
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.6 mi
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    Bears Ears National Monument Hike
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.5 mi
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    River House Ruin
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.3 mi
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    Backfin Arch View via Trail to several Arches
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 15.2 mi
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    Butler Wash Ruins via Butler Wash Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.2 mi
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    Utah Hike
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
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    Jeeprassic 1 day, 8 hours ago
    Five Faces hike from park boundry
    Short hike on sandy trail
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    Jeeprassic 2 days, 3 hours ago
    Five Faces hike from park boundry - reversed
    From the park boundary gate, the .4 mile hike is the best route. There is a bit of sandstone scrambling to get right under the pictograph. The best route is to a saddleback next to a big rock. This route is the most accurate from experience.
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    DeepThyme9108 3 weeks, 4 days ago
    Saturday Morning Activity
    Ifj not
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    mei3356 1 year, 8 months ago
    Hotel Rock
    This is a 5-6 rated Jeep trail. Lots of rock crawling and great fun.
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    FullSky8719 2 years, 8 months ago
    Bears Ears/Canyonlands Camp Departure
    Good run to a beautiful camp. Definitely need to air down and do not recommend running this trail alone.
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    SpryStorm6975 4 years ago
    Cedar Mesa wknd
    So much to see, so little time. Lots of ruins, but a hike to see most,
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    TameLake1714 4 years, 7 months ago
    Disappearing Ruin
    :/3 wow b Ml.
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    TrueFir8140 5 years, 7 months ago
    Lost Arch Canyon Track
    This trail is a county toad. Lightly, very lightly maintained. Narrow in a number of places, low hanging trees. Beautiful canyon, lots to enjoy.
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    SpryStorm6975 5 years, 8 months ago
    Attempt to find hotel rock
    Area is beautiful. Didn’t get into trail. Hopefully next time
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    SpryStorm6975 5 years, 8 months ago
    Trip with Paul
    This started as a trip thru Davis canyon to see some cliff dwellings and ended up in Lock Hart Basin to a Mesa with some awesome camping sites.
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    Rockymountaindiva 6 years, 6 months ago
    North Fork Mule Canyon
    Pretty canyon that held water in mid November. Lots of ruins close to the trail. Uncrowded!
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    Rockymountaindiva 6 years, 6 months ago
    Cave towers
    Some of the towers were very well-preserved. Easy route finding and short, would make a good family hike.
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    Bruce Freiman 3 weeks, 6 days ago
    Arch Canyon, Blanding
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    David 1 month, 1 week ago
    Backfin Arch View via Trail to several Arches
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    ThickCypress9022 1 month, 3 weeks ago
    Tower House Ruins
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    ThickCypress9022 1 month, 3 weeks ago
    Mule Canyon, South Fork ruins
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    ZanyCycle6160 3 months, 1 week ago
    Rivet House Ruin
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    Courtney Frost 7 months ago
    Arch Canyon
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    Justin Ashworth 7 months, 2 weeks ago
    07 Indian Creek to Island
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    FairWetsuit6536 11 months ago
    River House Ruin
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    DeepThyme9108 11 months ago
    Friday Morning Hiking
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    HillyBay1809 1 year ago
    월요일 Morning 등산
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    HillyBay1809 1 year ago
    일요일 Afternoon Activity
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    Karen Davis 1 year ago
    South Mule Canyon this is this is Gaia
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    SlowCove2009 1 year ago
    Shade camp with big pondos and some slickrock in creek
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    Wile E. Coyote 1 year, 7 months ago
    Bear's Ears Camp to Moab (D4-UTBDR)
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    SturdyTornado8669 1 year, 7 months ago
    07 Indian Creek to Island
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    DawnQuarry2841 2 years, 1 month ago
    Lower Fish Creek
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    arlowerito 2 years, 3 months ago
    Arch Canyon Overlook Road
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    Missy Parker 2 years, 4 months ago
    River House Ruins - San Juan /Blanding
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    LightBamboo2291 2 years, 8 months ago
    Track (9/26/23, 10:36:46AM)
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    NewGaze4557 2 years, 9 months ago
    Approach a selfish wall
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    FreeKnoll5006 3 years ago
    Arch Canyon
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    David Smith 3 years, 1 month ago
    Big Spring Canyon Overlook via CR 1291 and UT 211
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    anthony0184 3 years, 6 months ago
    Cave 7 and over under
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    ZeroAttitude 4 years ago
    Track (5/5/22, 17:42:37)
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    HugeCamp6782 4 years ago
    Edge of the Cedars Museum via Elk Mountain Road
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    KeenExplore7650 4 years, 1 month ago
    Track (4/23/22, 10:47:29AM)
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    mplacidet 4 years, 1 month ago
    Track (4/21/22, 10:37:6)
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    Roger 4 years, 2 months ago
    Trip to river house
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    QuietFog7521 4 years, 3 months ago
    Fee Self Service Station via Trail To Mule Canyon Ruins and Mule Canyon Trail
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    ToughGaze5742 4 years, 7 months ago
    UT1 Mexican Hat to Monticello
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    Jodi Barnett 4 years, 8 months ago
    Day 3
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    ReadySail5798 4 years, 9 months ago
    Track (8/6/21, 11:11:28AM)
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    Pdmoon 5 years, 1 month ago
    UT1 Mexican Hat to Monticello
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    HNvxmy 5 years, 3 months ago
    Comb Wash Road
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    Rob Elliott 5 years, 3 months ago
    Lower Butler Wash Petros
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    FunkyGlide2702 5 years, 3 months ago
    Hotel rock to Lewis lodge
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    ArtsyHolly9057 5 years, 7 months ago
    Hotel Rock
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    HeartyStar2428 5 years, 7 months ago
    Hotel Rock
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    Caroline Cunningham 5 years, 7 months ago
    Indian Creek to The Island
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    SweetAlder1065 5 years, 8 months ago
    Arch Canyon Overlook Road
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    SweetAlder1065 5 years, 8 months ago
    Trail To Mule Canyon Ruins
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    Gary Allen Smith 5 years, 9 months ago
    San Juan Hill
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    Rockymountaindiva 6 years, 6 months ago
    House on fire
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    StrongFlurry2754 6 years, 7 months ago
    Trail To Mule Canyon Ruins
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    David Wilson 6 years, 8 months ago
    Comb Wash to Hatch Rock, San Juan County, UT, USA
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    4GiMKMcp 6 years, 11 months ago
    Mule Canyon Hike
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    BoldClimb9132 6 years, 11 months ago
    Camp 4
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    Mike Payne 7 years, 1 month ago
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    Mike Payne 7 years, 1 month ago
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    EpicHazel2176 7 years, 1 month ago
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