7/1/2023 0 Comments Coyote gulch![]() ![]() Be sure to watch the weather in surrounding areas, not just in Coyote Gulch. Flash floods can be deadly and are not obviously seen from where you are hiking as they can build from a storm miles away. 3) WATCH THE WEATHER & BE AWARE OF FLASH FLOODS IN COYOTE GULCH This was one of our main draws to this hike as opposed to a National Park since we were planning this trip within 6 months of our visit and all the Canyonlands NP backcountry permits had already been reserved. If you haven’t planned 6 months in advance, you can still backpack Coyote Gulch! Permits are free and available at the trailhead. I have good news for you in light of the current state of affairs in which it seems that advanced reservations are needed for everything. We found the Nat Geo map to be helpful in navigating and we were able to find our location based on the bends and arches along the stream. Because there are different ways to approach this hike, it’s important to know which entry and exit you are using in and out of the canyon and orient yourself. We were stopped by fellow hikers multiple times asking which route we entered from and where a certain landmark was. Here’s day one, two, and three on our Strava map. Map: As always, I recommend a good ole’ fashioned paper topo map! Here’s the Nat Geo Topographical Map for Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument. ![]() Cost & Reservations: Free, but self-issue permits needed, see more below in the tips.For day 3 to get back to our car, we hiked about 2 hours and 40 minutes of moving time. On day 2 for our light day hike we hiked 4 and half hours of moving time. On day 1 to get into Coyote Gulch, we hiked for 2 hours and 45 minutes of moving time. Any other elevation was negligible and more from side scramble explorations. Elevation gain: Very minimal as Strava says 500 feet of gain on day 3 on the way out.I’ll trust the National Park Service and some estimation, which is closer to 20 miles total from Hurricane Wash Trailhead to Cliff Arch and back. However, we believe that Strava was having some difficulty tracking distance within the canyon walls as all of us had different numbers. Miles: I joke about 30 miles above, as our Stravadid calculate 30 miles from Hurricane Wash to Cliff Arch (with some exploring around).The mileage below reflects the full hike from Hurricane Wash Trailhead to our furthest destination of Cliff Arch and back. We hiked into the canyon on day 1 to our campsite at Jacob Hamblin Arch, then did an out and back day hike on day 2 to Cliff Arch and back to our campsite at Jacob Hamblin Arch, and finished with a hike out back to Hurricane Wash Trailhead on day 3. Our itinerary (and stats below) include three days of hiking and two nights of camping. 3 DAYS HIKING AND 2 nightS IN THE UTAH BACKCOUNTRY IN COYOTE GULCH
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