It is a less crowded alternative to the massively popular Delicate Arch and Devil’s Garden Trails, though, if that interests you.ģ0 minutes: Take Arches Scenic Drive from Balanced Rock to Park Avenue and Courthouse Towers viewsġ.5 hours: Hike the Park Avenue trail (moderate, 2 miles) With only one day at Arches National Park, you probably won’t have time to hike this one. This section of the park has huge rock formations that tower overhead.įrom the Park Avenue lot, there is a moderately difficult, 2-mile trail that drops into the canyon to explore the landscape. If you have extra time, you can follow an easy 0.3-mile loop to get close to it, but otherwise, just stop by for a quick view from the parking area.Ģ0 minutes: Hike the Balanced Rock loop (easy, 0.3 miles) Park Avenue and Courthouse Towers Viewpointsīack toward the entrance of the park on Arches Scenic Drive, stop at the Park Avenue and Courthouse Towers Viewpoints.
#LANDSCAPE ARCH HIKE WINDOWS#
The trailhead for Balanced Rock is just past The Windows Road on Arches Scenic Drive. But, with just a day in Arches National Park, you might end up here in the early afternoon.ġ hour: Hike the Double Arch and Windows trails (easy, 1.5 miles) There is no shade, so morning or late afternoon is better for hiking.
The area is very popular and you should allow an hour or two to explore all the trails. The Windows trail is about a mile round trip and leads right up to the North Window, South Window and Turret Arch.
You can walk part of the trail for a view of the whole thing or climb all the way up under it. On the way, the Garden of Eden has some cool rock features you can get close to and sweeping views of the Windows with mountains in the background.Īt the end of the road, you’ll hit a parking area for trailheads to Double Arch and the Windows.Ī half-mile path leads to Double Arch, where two massive spans are partially connected at the base. From Arches Scenic Drive, you’ll turn on The Windows Road. The Windows section is one of the best places to go to see a lot of Arches National Park in one day. The spur trails are not difficult but the main trail is challenging.ġ hour: Hike to Landscape Arch (easy, 1.9 miles)ģ hours: Hike to Landscape and Double O Arches (difficult, 4.1 miles) or add on spur trails to Partition and Navajo Arches (difficult, 5 miles)
Adding these in makes for about a 5-mile round trip hike. If you hike to Double O Arch, you’ll also encounter spur trails to Navajo Arch and Partition Arch. It’s 4.1 miles round trip from the Devil’s Garden trailhead with incredible sweeping views along the way over an area filled with unique rock formations. If you’re up for a challenging hike, Double O Arch makes a great destination for a long morning adventure. The walk is easy but does go up and downhill a bit.īeyond Landscape Arch, the trail gets much more difficult and requires some rock scrambling.
You can reach it via a 1.9-mile round trip path from the Devil’s Garden trailhead. The longest arch in North America at 306 feet wide, Landscape Arch is very thin and delicate looking. But, with one day in Arches National Park, you’ll probably want to stick to shorter out and back options to Landscape Arch and Double O Arch. The trail here actually makes a big loop with spur paths and a primitive section for a total of 7.9 miles.
#LANDSCAPE ARCH HIKE FULL#
This section of the park feels remote and is full of hiking routes leading to several arches. The Devil’s Garden area is at the very end of Arches Scenic Drive, but it makes sense to start here in the morning because it’s popular and the parking lot fills up fast.
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