3.4 miles
Distance
142 ft
Climb
-196 ft
Descent
5,234 ft
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    BLM
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Escalante River Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    Mountain Biking not recommended or allowed.
  • Riding Area
    GSENM-Escalante Canyons
    Escalante, Utah
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Land Owner
    BLM

This trail follows the Escalante River downstream into its lower gorge. Unlike most trails in this area, this is a relatively easy, well-developed trail with water and shade The trail follows the north/east side of the river for the first mile (the other side is private property), then there is a river crossing that may be more or less difficult depending on the season--probably too much for children April-June. The trail continues quite well developed another mile until it reaches the mouth of Phipps Wash, then it is more faded for the next few miles, gradually becoming a backcountry route that can be followed all the way to Lake Powell.

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Wilderness area, so no bikes! Disregard the elevation profile, the cliffs mess it up; the trail is very flat.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Escalante River multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -52 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,138 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,200 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,148 ft
  • Grade
    -0.3%
  • Grade max
    -14.6%
  • Grade min
    26%
  • Distance climb
    3,852 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
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