Escalante River Trailhead — Attraction in Four Corners States

The trail goes nowhere except a little bit further down the river, but only if you're willing to cross the river getting your feet wet or find another way around by going up to the main road and cross the bridge. After this little puzzle you get to walk about 1-2 km and then the trail is stopped by a larger boulder that's impassable. If you backtrack a bit from here you'll see a trail on the other side of the river, but to get there you need to get your feets wet once again and this time there's no way around it.

This trail is a waste of time and there are no signs or anything helping you out.

This issue with missing signs is a general issue around Escalante, which is a pity because there are a lot of cool trails around here - if you can find...

The most challenging part of this hike is the heat and the river crossings. If the river is high enough, you have no choice but to wade through the river. At first I was taking my boots off, but after a while it became kind of ridiculous to have to keep taking them off, drying my feet and putting them back on, so I just kept them on and hiked with wet boots. Beyond the natural bridge, there is a smaller natural bridge and a ruin to see (can't get to the ruin, you can just see it). Nice hike, not hard other than the number of...

First day hike is great, leads to a sweet arch. We came for the whole 15 mile trail and backpacked it, which I wouldn’t recommend to anyone unless they’re cool with bushwhacking and following the river the entire way. The trail was unkempt and at times impossible to follow. Bring water shoes and, if you’re backpacking during monsoon season, a way to let the silty water sit so your filter doesn’t...