The trail to Navajo Arch soon turns left (southeast), wanders between two sandstone fins and soon reaches the arch, located at the base of the fin on your left (east) 0.3 miles from the main trail junction. Continue straight ahead for Navajo Arch or left (southeast) for Partition. In a very short distance arrive at a second junction. To see the arches turn left onto the spur trail. Visiting both arches, which is highly recommend, will add an addition 0.8 miles to the hike. Just beyond the top of the ramp the trail reaches the junction with the spur trail to Navajo and Partition Arches on the left (southwest), 1.25 miles from the trailhead. Due to safety concerns visitors are no longer permitted to hike beneath the arch.īefore leaving the viewpoint look up to see Partition Arch, located high on a sandstone wall to the right (northwest) of Landscape Arch.īeyond Landscape Arch the trail becomes more challenging, climbing steeply up a slickrock ramp between two sandstone fins. When the dust settled 180-tons of fresh rock debris lay scattered beneath the arch. long slab of rock dropped from the underside of the arch’s thinnest section.
Soon small pieces of the arch began to fall and then a 60-ft. The arch was almost five feet thicker until Septemwhen loud cracking and popping noises sent visitors sitting under the arch running. high arch is one of the world’s longest stone spans, stretching 290-ft., yet is only 6-ft. Shortly past the junction reach the viewpoint for Landscape Arch, 0.9 miles from the trailhead. At 0.8 miles pass a turnoff to the right (east) for the Primitive Loop. high), named for the Pinion Pine framed in its opening.Īfter viewing the two arches return to the main trail and continue ascending northwest on easy grades. The short hike to the left leads to Pine Tree Arch (46-ft wide and 48-ft. high), a good example of a relatively young arch eroded entirely within a massive 14-ft. The trail to the right quickly leads to Tunnel Arch (25.5-ft. To reach the arches descend along the spur trail for a short distance to a “Y” intersection. The detour to these two small arches is just over 0.5 miles round trip. At 0.2 miles pass a short spur trail on the right (east) leading to Tunnel and Pine Tree Arches. From the trailhead, located at the north end of the parking area (see driving directions below), follow the wide, well graded dirt/gravel trail as it climbs northwest on gentle grades through sandstone fins.
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