- Staff
- #1
- Trail/Route Name
- Crack in the Rock to Stephen's Arch
- Date of Hike
- May 2019
- Mileage
- 27
- Difficulty Level
- Hard
- Trip Rating
- Trail Conditions
- Mostly hiking off trail, primitive. severe heat in the summer. only do in the fall -spring timeframe.
Stephen's Arch, Escalante Utah, span is 220 ft wide, 14th largest in the world. I hiked underneath it on part of a two day 27 mile backpack trip. Had to climb that cliff on the right to get to it. You can see on my pack the white rope, water shoes etc.
We had to drop down a 250 ft cliff through a crack in the cliff, cross sand dunes, cross the river repeatedly, and then climb up another steep cliff to get under the arch. That was just the start. I will have to share a full report later. This was epic.
We had to drop down a 250 ft cliff through a crack in the cliff, cross sand dunes, cross the river repeatedly, and then climb up another steep cliff to get under the arch. That was just the start. I will have to share a full report later. This was epic.
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