Arches National Park Hiking Trips
Fiery Furnace is a very cool place in Arches National Park. The formations you are hiking through are called fins. There are no maps available for this section, nor are there trails. In order to go into Fiery Furnace you either go along with a ranger guided tour, or go buy a permit for the area. The only restriction is you have to watch your step. There...
Jake and I hiked up to Delicate Arch. I was brilliant and forgot to turn on the GPS on the way up. Luckily I remembered when I got to the top. Unluckily I hurt my knee on the way back down. Shucks.
We woke up Friday morning and drove through the park on a bright and sunny day--much better than the day before. We started off at the Devils Garden Trailhead and stopped at all of the arches along the way: Tunnel Arch, Pine Tree Arch, Landscape Arch, Partition Arch, Navajo Arch, Wall Arch (which recently fell), Double O Arch, which we climbed up on, and Dark Angel. We decided to take the long...
This was our first day hike for our trip. On the devils garden trail you will see several arches. These included Tunnel Arch, Pine Tree Arch, Landscape Arch, Partition Arch, Navajo Arch, and Double O Arch. There is a primitive trail you can take back, and on that trail is the Private Arch.
There is also a segment to hike out to Dark Angel. When we went there were some crowds, but as...
This was an easy hike in Arches National Park, Utah. It was VERY crowded.
Delicate Arch
Starting Point: Wolfe Ranch parking area
Length: 3 miles (4.8 km) round trip
Time: 1.5 hours (max. for the whole trip)
Elevation change: 480 feet (146 meters)
Take at least 1 quart (1 liter) of water per person! There is no shade.
Open slickrock with some exposure to heights. The first half-mile is a
wide, well-defined trail. Upon reaching the slickrock, follow the rock
cairns. The trail climbs gradually and levels out toward the top of
this rock face....
On my way back from Colorado, I did this short hike to the Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah. Since dogs were not allowed on trails in the park, I left my weimeraner Jade in the car. I flew up to the top to snap a few pictures and returned to the parking lot just before sunset.
Most popular easy walk in Arches National Park
Landscape Arch - Wall Arch - Double O Arch - Private Arch (via primitive trail)
