Name: Upper Emerald Pools Trail
Rating: 4.1

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This is a very steep, often sandy and hot trail that connects to the Upper Emerald Pool. The trail leads through rocky outcrops and up to the base of a sheer cliff.

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Zion National Park

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Trail Ratings

4.1 from 62 votes

#2

in Zion Canyon

#42

Overall

4.1 from 62 votes

5 Star		39%
4 Star		37%
3 Star		21%
2 Star		3%
1 Star		0%

Trail Rankings

#2

in Zion Canyon

#6

in Utah

#42

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Feb 5, 2015 near Springdale, UT

Feb 18, 2015 near Springdale, UT

Sep 30, 2017 near Springdale, UT

Sheer red rock walls, leafy greens trees, and blue skies above Upper Emerald Pool

Aug 28, 2020 near Springdale, UT

Feb 18, 2015 near Springdale, UT

Waterfall at the end of Lower Emerald Pools trail. Fabulous after the rain!

May 5, 2019 near Springdale, UT

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Oct 27, 2025

Lou Hibbard

With Janelle 0.4mi

May 17, 2025

Brian K

Mar 22, 2025

Ryan A

R,C,S

Aug 21, 2023

elisa espdor

0.5mi

Jul 6, 2023

Rob Robinson

Had to do this from the Grotto because the bridge at Zion Lodge was out

Jul 5, 2023

Christa Finer

Jun 16, 2023

Rachel Leatherman

0.2mi

Jun 1, 2023

Brian Mullholand

May 11, 2023

George Vogel

Apr 1, 2023

A V

Jan 5, 2023

Stewart Carnes

Oct 17, 2022

Jim Obrien

Jul 22, 2022

Garret Maier

Jul 21, 2022

Matt Culpepper

Middle leg of Emerald Pools loop to the grotto (.8/300) 0.8mi

Jul 2, 2022

N B

0.4mi

Jun 17, 2022

William Stokes

May 23, 2022

Brian McDonnell

2.3mi — 1h 40m

May 8, 2022

Pylar Godfrey

Apr 25, 2022

Tom Patterson

Mar 30, 2022

Niki Averton

Feb 27, 2022

Doug Tam

Dec 27, 2021

Rosie Betenbaugh

11h 10m

Nov 22, 2021

Kelly Champion-Smith

Nov 10, 2021

Brittney Vosbrink

Oct 26, 2021

Jacqueline Cohen

Oct 13, 2021

Cory Finley

Oct 5, 2021

Cori Fisher

Sep 17, 2021

Brett Wolfley

Too busy

Sep 14, 2021

Chris A Dahl

Aug 19, 2021

Sarah Heller

Aug 8, 2021

Rachel Ricks

Jul 8, 2021

Maria Vega-Westhoff

Jul 3, 2021

Andrew Demolat

Elizabeth and I on our crazy afternoon hike! 0.4mi

Jun 13, 2021

Jonnie H

May 19, 2021

J L

May 6, 2021

Lauren Woods

Apr 26, 2021

Chelsea T

Apr 14, 2021

Kayt Erdahl

13h 30m

Apr 3, 2021

Christopher Hallowell

Mar 29, 2021

Paul H

Mar 26, 2021

Charlyn Davis

10h 30m

Feb 12, 2021

Valerie Insardi

Jan 1, 2021

Lauren Ream

Icy near overhang with railing.

Nov 20, 2020

David Hitchcock

Nov 7, 2020

Tammy Hawkins

Nov 2, 2020

Elston Quiles

Aug 28, 2020

Maremare 110

Aug 19, 2020

Rin Sarmiento

Aug 12, 2020

Jonathan Everest

Jun 22, 2020

Heather Lynn

May 15, 2020

Kacper Pawlaczyk

12h 30m

Mar 16, 2020

Andrez Muniz

Mar 7, 2020

Annie Zaugg

12h 00m

Jan 9, 2020

Boone Bradley

Nov 7, 2019

C F

0.4mi — 0h 20m

Oct 29, 2019

Cheri Fitzgerald

Beautiful fall leaves, warm in sun despite cool temps

Oct 27, 2019

AJ Kwak

Oct 26, 2019

Dan Shoemaker

Sep 28, 2019

Emily Mattingly

Jun 2, 2019

Sailaja Kotra-Turner

Apr 18, 2019

Stephen LaChance

Jul 11, 2018

Karen James

Jul 6, 2018

Nathan Kurtz

1mi

Jul 2, 2018

Suchita Mujumdar

Jun 15, 2018

Jeff Hines

Jun 13, 2018

Thomas Hunt

May 29, 2018

Jay Allin

May 28, 2018

Leah R

May 11, 2018

Madelyn Egli

May 11, 2018

Klaus Weber

1h 00m

Apr 22, 2018

Kailey Crowell

Apr 14, 2018

Art Vandelay

1mi

Mar 17, 2018

Demetrio Gonzalez

Mar 16, 2018

Jennifer Rueckert

Dec 29, 2017

Natalie Prout

3h 00m

Dec 10, 2017

Ronak Dave

Nov 9, 2017

Ken Parker

The upper pool is amazing. Felt like a cathedral of nature

Nov 6, 2017

Tam O

0.4mi

Nov 6, 2017

Steve Intro

Nov 5, 2017

Steve Intro

Nov 2, 2017

Julie Maury

0.4mi

Oct 28, 2017

Camille Smith

Sep 29, 2017

Richard de Oliveira

Sep 25, 2017

Shane Bruhnke

Sep 24, 2017

Dustin Kindall

Sep 4, 2017

C H

Aug 23, 2017

Bridget Sipher

Jul 6, 2017

Karen Sullivan

May 23, 2017

Jonathan Schuler

May 11, 2017

Kelsie Jordan

Apr 30, 2017

Terri West

Apr 20, 2017

Kyle Christiansen

Apr 8, 2017

Josh Edgar

Nice hike, very easy 0.3mi

Mar 27, 2017

Private User

Mar 25, 2017

Dennis Chan

Mar 20, 2017

Jeremy T

Hiked with Jen in Zion National Park during spring break trip to Las Vegas

Mar 11, 2017

Jenn Daniels

Jan 7, 2017

Ashlyn Pieper

Toonsey turned into a bare-skin tree hugger Our water source made up the three amigos

Nov 9, 2016

Erin Taylor

Oct 25, 2016

Lily #G

Sep 23, 2016

Stephen Asker

Sep 19, 2016

Ali Wiklund

Aug 6, 2016

Jennifer Hanley

May 23, 2016

Katie Piña

Apr 30, 2016

Nuno Barros

Mar 22, 2016

Tim Rau

Mar 7, 2016

Jeff Swanson

Hiked with Kirsten, Jacob and Micah. Kirsten used her trekking poles. Jacob, Micah and I scrambled to the far side of the upper pool. 0.4mi

Jun 15, 2015

Valerie Norton

https://valhikes.blogspot.com/2015/06/emerald-pools.html

Sep 30, 2014

Tessa Vande Velden

Honeymoon

Jul 14, 2014

Eugene Liu

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Upper Emerald Pools Trail

“A steep trail connecting the middle and upper Emerald Pools. ”

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Point to Point

4,755' 1,449 m

4,419' 1,347 m

356' 108 m

42' 13 m

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