National Park Service Canyonlands U.S. Department of the Interior Canyonlands National Park

Island in the Sky District Trails and Roads

Paved road/ High-clearance, At-large Pull out 4-wheel-drive road Backpacking Zone Boat launch Developed Campground Water available

Ranger station Backcountry Vehicle Camp Self-guiding trail Unpaved Name Name of 2-wheel-drive road Hiking Trail Backpacking Zone Picnic area D Designated Backpacking Site T Backcountry Trailhead Parking Toilet NOTE: White shading within Canyonlands National Park indicates areas with designated site camping only.

Island In The Sky Visitor Center to Moab 32mi/51km 313

2.4

Long Canyon Road

Mineral Bottom 12.9

1.0

(Horsethief Trail)

Mineral Road 5.6

DEAD HORSE POINT

6.5 STATE PARK

Visitor Center

Labyrinth 5.0 1.0 Moses and

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White Crack THE MAZE Lower Basins

T HE LOOP Interpretive Activities Visitor Center Interpretive Talks and Guided Walks Open daily March through December, 9 am Presented daily March through October. to 4 pm, with extended hours in summer. Locations, times, and topics vary. A program Exhibits, information, permits, video schedule and description of activities is presentation, booksales, and water for sale. posted at the visitor center, campground, and Call 435-259-4712 to verify hours. entrance station.

Hiking Trails Trails are marked with cairns (small rock Potash and Shafer Trail roads in a single piles). Do not disturb existing cairns or build day. You can walk your pet along paved new ones. Signs are located at trailheads roads, in parking lots, and at Willow Flat and intersections. All trails leading below Campground, but must be on a leash at all the mesa top are primitive and rough. There times. Protect your pet from heat exhaustion: is no potable water along any hiking trails. do not leave your pet unattended in a vehicle Drinking water is available spring through during hot weather. fall at the visitor center. Backcountry Reservations Traveling With Pets Reservation Office Pets are not allowed on any hiking trails or 2282 Resource Blvd. in the backcountry. Pets may not accompany Moab, UT 84532 you in your vehicle on four-wheel-drive Phone: 435-259-4351 roads, except when traveling along the www.nps.gov/cany

Round-Trip Round-Trip One-way Distance Hiking Time Elevation Change Description Mesa Top (Easy Trails) Mesa Arch 0.5mi / 0.8km 30 minutes 100ft / 30m good for sunrise, arch on cliff edge Murphy Point Overlook 3.6mi / 5.8km 2 hours 100ft / 30m panoramic view w/Henry Mtns. White Rim Overlook 1.8mi / 2.9km 1 hour 25ft / 8m view of potholes, White Rim Road Grand View Point 2.0mi / 3.2km 1.5 hours 50ft / 15m panoramic view along cliff edge

Mesa Top (Moderate Trails) Neck Spring 5.8mi / 9.3km 3 - 4 hours 300ft / 91m springs, evidence of ranching Aztec Butte 2.0mi / 3.2km 1.5 hours 225ft / 69m steep slickrock to top, grainaries Whale Rock 1.0mi / 1.6km 1 hour 100ft / 30m bare slickrock, good views Upheaval Dome to first overlook 0.8mi / 1.3km 1 hour 100ft / 30m view into crater to second overlook 1.8mi / 2.9km 1.5 hours 150ft / 45m crater & upheaval canyon view

Mesa Top to White Rim (Steep & Strenuous Trails) Lathrop to White Rim Road 13.6mi / 22km 5- 7 hours 1600ft / 488m views of Colorado River & LaSals to Colorado River 21.6mi / 34.7km overnight 2000ft / 610m river access, cottonwoods Murphy Loop 10.8mi / 17.4km 5 - 7 hours 1400ft / 427m panoramic view from hogback Gooseberry 5.4mi / 8.6km 4 - 6 hours 1400ft / 427m views of cliffs & LaSal Mtns. Wilhite 12.2mi / 19.6km 6 - 8 hours 1600ft / 488m slot cyn across White Rim Road Alcove Spring 11.2mi / 18km 6 - 7 hours 1300ft / 396m large alcove, views of Taylor Cyn Syncline Loop 8.3mi / 13.3km 5 - 7 hours 1300ft / 396m canyon hiking, some shade Upheaval Crater spur 3mi / 4.8km 2 hours 350ft / 107m some scrambling over rocks Upheaval Canyon spur 7mi / 11.2km 3 - 4 hours 400ft / 122m sandy hike along wash bottom

Trails along the White Rim Road Gooseneck Overlook 0.6mi / 1.0km 30 minutes 50ft / 15m excellent view of Colorado River Fort Bottom Ruin 3mi / 4.8km 2 hours 500ft / 152m tower ruin from ancient times Moses and Zeus 1mi /1.6km 1 hour 500ft / 152m views of Taylor Cyn, climbing routes

Protect Your Park Protect Yourself • Pets are not allowed on hiking trails or • Drink at least one gallon (4 L) of water each four-wheel-drive roads, even in a vehicle. day. Be sure to eat food as well. Pets may accompany groups traveling by • Always carry a topo map, adequate clothing, vehicle on the Potash and Shafer Trail roads and a flashlight. in a single day. • Remain in one place if you become lost or • Do not enter, alter, damage or deface separated from a group. archeological sites. Do not collect artifacts. • Never cross a canyon that is flooding. For More Information • Vehicles and bikes must stay on roads. • During lightning storms, avoid lone trees, cliff Canyonlands National Park • ATVs and OHVs are not permitted. edges and high ridges. Return to your vehicle 2282 Resource Blvd. • Protect cryptobiotic soil crusts by staying on if possible. Moab, UT 84532 (435)719-2313 trails and roads. • Be careful near cliff edges, especially when Web www.nps.gov/cany • Permits are required for all overnight rock surfaces are wet or icy. Social Media @CanyonlandsNPS backcountry trips. Printed by Canyonlands Natural History Association 12/17

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