This is where you park to hike about 100 yards to a flat rocky plateau to photograph the Zion crooked tree.
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This is an easy hike from the main road about 150 yards from the parking turnout. The best way to navigate the twisting rock formations after you start the trailhead is to zig zag at the “entrance” (or beginning of the rocky terrain), the rocky plateau isn’t steep it just has a myriad of old lava flows. Depth perception at night is difficult and it’s very easy to stumble stepping sideways against a lateral “step” to climb to the next set of rocky stairs. Keep high beam flashlight on ground aimed a few feet ahead of your feet for safety. Walk slowly.
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This is an extraordinarily gorgeous hike with many rappels of 8-40ft. You will get wet in the slot portion.
Very strenuous climbing/hiking back out. We did over ten miles total. It took us 12.5 hours.
The trail is not marked well at all. GPS maps are a near must. Unless you are an expert with map and compass.
This is a nine on the hardness scale. Enjoy!!
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This is an easy hike from the main road about 150 yards from the parking turnout. The best way to navigate the twisting rock formations after you start the trailhead is to zig zag at the “entrance” (or beginning of the rocky terrain), the rocky plateau isn’t steep it just has a myriad of old lava flows. Depth perception at night is difficult and it’s very easy to stumble stepping sideways against a lateral “step” to climb to the next set of rocky stairs. Keep high beam flashlight on ground aimed a few feet ahead of your feet for safety. Walk slowly.
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This was a hike that was brutal from start to finish. Started at the rim of the canyon at 9:00 am and came out about 5:00 pm. You can judge that comment as it came from a 62 year old male who discovered he ain’t as young as he used to be. You basically get to the river and make your own way in and back, scrambling over boulders and crossing the river more times than you could remember. Would I do it again? ABSOLUTELY YES! I couldn’t walk well for two days but now I know I need to work on the legs before anything like this hike again. Do not get caught down there if rain is in the forecast or you could be looking for a high perch to wait out the rush of water. Feeling adventurous, go for it!
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This was a ATV trip, basically its a county maintained road the ends/starts in diamond valley. Not that “adventurous” of a ride. So only a two star because its not a “off-road” experience.
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Very short slot canyons, prone to being filled with deep cold water. Long hike to get there relative to their length, made me feel like it wasn’t worth it. Some of the hike is pretty, but I’d recommend spending your time exploring other more interesting slots.
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Out and back to hidden arch. Crosses stream many times. Your feet will get wet. The views of the towers on both sides are fantastic. Ends in a river area.
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Beautiful hike with 3 knee deep river crossings and some very challenging navigation at the end to actually get up the butte to reach the arch. The "trail" on GAIA is only a generic route, it will not direct you to the only way up the butte. My track shows how we searched and finally found the one way to ascend the butte.
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great forest-y hike, very different from the main area in Zion. Good if you want to lose the crowds.
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Did this one Thanksgiving weekend 2018. Weather was perfect with a light puffy jacket I took on and off. Lots of fall color. Worth the (beautiful) drive there, too!
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This trail is currently closed, due to damage from storms in July. Reopen date has not yet been specified.
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An easy 1.5 mile hike with great views of Kodachrome Basin and the surrounding landscapes. In mid-October, the fall foliage in the valley below is great. A little climbing, and a little exposure but easy enough for most everyone.
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Great hike. An easy hike after the initial push up the hill. Definitely should do the optional loop. So many petrified trees!
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I spent hours doing the loops around this area! They're all so worth it. Gorgeous rock formations and colors.
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Absolutely beautiful!! The colors are incredible, and if you catch it with a bit of snow on the ground, the contrast is really gorgeous. It was a pretty easy hike (though long) with so much to see.
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I did this hike in the winter with my boyfriend, and boy was I tired. I want to give it 4 stars only because I hiked up to Angel's Landing just after and was blown away, but I'll stick with 5 stars since it was beautiful on its own (just not as harrowing/rewarding as Angel's Landing, which is hard to beat!).
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Probably one of the coolest day-hikes I've done, and likely the most dangerous, too. My boyfriend and I did this in the dead of winter starting at 3pm after having hiked up to Observation Point. On the way up, those coming down kept saying, "You're not gonna make it!" Luckily, we're both experienced hikers and climbers (though admittedly, perhaps not so experienced as to know we probably shouldn't have done this hike in the winter, with snow on the ground, when it was going to get dark!). That said, we had an amazing time and would definitely do it again. Because of the time of day (and the snow), we were the only ones up there and thus had it completely to ourselves. That said, our simple Yak Traxs saved our asses and I'm not sure we would have continued had we not had them.
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