The short but scenic Grand Wash hike in Capitol Reef
The popular and easy Grand Wash hike in Capitol Reef offers stunning canyon views, with the highlight being the Narrows slot canyon near the middle.
The popular and easy Grand Wash hike in Capitol Reef offers stunning canyon views, with the highlight being the Narrows slot canyon near the middle.
The Wild Horse Window hike leads to a large cave with a natural skylight, and sweeping views along the way. Most of the hike follows a cairned route.
A spectacular hike through the Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park. The route passes three Native American rock art sites before culminating at the renowned Great Gallery site.
A fairly demanding Zion National Park hike, the East Rim Trail can be done in one long day or as an overnight walk. The trail crosses Echo Canyon before climbing up to the spectacular Observation Point lookout.
The Enepitsi Trail is an easy hike along the Santa Clara River, following an old pioneer road (with the option of exploring many ancient petroglyph sites).
A short hike in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, the Timber Creek Overlook delivers some big, sweeping views from the end of the trail.
The very short Pink Ledges Trail loop in Dixie National Forest (Utah) provides some up-close views of weathered hoodoos and spires.
A very short and increasingly popular Bryce Canyon hike, the Mossy Cave Trail passes a small waterfall on the way to a not-very-exciting rock overhang.
The longest trail in Kodachrome Basin State Park, the Panorama Trail visits Panorama Point and Cool Cave, as well as some of the 67 monolithic stone spires for which the park is known.
A popular, short hike in Capitol Reef National Park, the Hickman Bridge Trail ascends from the trailhead on the highway to a natural bridge. It’s a self-guided nature trail, and a guide available at the trailhead explains what you’ll see along the way.