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Hurricane Wash

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  2. UT
  3. …Southwestern Utah
  4. …Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
  5. Escalante Canyons
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“Journey from Hole-In-The-Rock Road through the towering walls of Hurricane Wash. ”

Dan Broman
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5.9

Miles

9.4

KM

Point to Point

4,554' 1,388 m

High

4,147' 1,264 m

Low

85' 26 m

Up

492' 150 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs No Dogs

Features Cave · River/Creek · Views · Waterfall

Family Friendly No cliffs, not too steep. Shade and water at the end.

Overnight permits are required. Self-register at the trailhead. Campfires are prohibited.

Description

The trailhead is located 33 miles down Hole-In-The-Rock Road from the kiosk. Self-register at the trailhead for overnight use. The trail descends into Hurricane Gulch, where it meanders along the sandy wash bottom amidst towering sandstone cliffs until reaching the junction with Coyote Gulch.

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Land Manager: BLM Utah - Kanab Field Office

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Dan Broman with improvements by Mark Evans
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  4.3 from 11 votes

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Beginning of Hurricane Wash Trail.
Jul 15, 2019 near Escalante, UT
Steep walls follow you through Hurricane Wash.
Feb 1, 2017 near Escalante, UT
Keep your eyes peeled for snakes in the early evening. I almost stepped on this young Diamondback while setting up our tent. It is a long way to help if you get into trouble out here and there is no cell service!
Feb 13, 2020 near Escalante, UT

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Jun 1, 2020
Atsuko Ohtake
hot and dry!
May 25, 2020
Jordan Bernhardt
May 12, 2020
John St Laurent
Nov 5, 2019
Shae Pelkowski
Trail was dry until about 2/3 way in when you hit the stream. No issues! 9mi — 4h 00m
May 14, 2019
Haley Lane
May 5, 2018
Alexandra Feldner
Apr 27, 2018
Shanhong Cheng
Apr 26, 2018
James Ortmann

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