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Experience one of the most beautiful trails in Utah on this beginner friendly backpacking trip. Hike through canyons and slow moving streams, get used to backpacking gear, with hands on practice with people who can guide you along the way. Take a dip in waterfalls, marvel at the deep overhands and alcoves, and create memories that will last a lifetime. Best of all, you can spend 4 days in Utah's backcountry with a group of people that will become lifelong friends and feel like family by the end.
TRIP DISCLAIMER: Our backcountry adventures take you to wild, remote destinations where you will be exposed to the majesty, and challenges, of the outdoors. You should be able to withstand exposure to a variety of climatic conditions, such as heat, cold, rain and wind. You should have a good understanding of your ability, and be able to self-monitor your health. You must have a high-level of fitness, and have the experience and ability to complete all stages of the hike. Guides are extensively trained to ensure a safe trip, but will need your attention to ensure a memorable backcountry experience. This trip is operated by the Wildland Trekking Company, an authorized guide company in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
6 days
6 - 9 spots
Double occupancy in 3-star hotels & tents (single rooms & tents available)
5 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 5 dinners included
Fly into McCarran International Airport (LAS) by 1:30pm. TrovaTrip will provide one transfer to the hotel or you can meet in St. George by 4:30pm.
Fly out of McCarran International Airport (LAS). TrovaTrip will provide one departure transfer, arriving at LAS at approximately 1pm.
Hands On Map and Compass Navigation 101: During our 4 days in Utah's wilderness, you'll get hands on practice using, reading, and understanding a map and compass. You'll learn how to read a map and use a compass and interpret information from the map to the real world, how to avoid getting lost on backpacking trips, and how to get back on the trail if you do get lost. After this trail, you'll no longer feel navigationally challenged or worry about getting lost on a backpacking trip.
Jenny (@limitlesshiker) is the hiking coach and the creator of Limitless Hiker, which has helped hundreds of other people just like you overcome what’s holding them back and go on to hike the trails they’ve been dreaming of. A Limitless Hiker is able to pick a trail and go for it without fearing for their safety, without second-guessing your skillset, and with the confidence needed to make it to the top of the mountain and back down. Ready to become one?
Welcome to Utah! Meet at the airport by 1:30pm for a transfer to the hotel in St. George. Driving in? No problem! Meet in St. George by 4:30pm.
TrovaTrip will provide 1 transfer from McCarran International Airport (LAS), we recommend arriving between 08:00 AM and 01:30 PM.
Included welcome dinner
Overnight in St. George
It's trail time! You'll grab a shuttle to the trailhead and begin your journey through Coyote Gulch.
Included breakfast at hotel
From the trailhead, you'll hike a short distance before entering an open and dry wash, the upper section of Coyote Gulch. The day’s hike continues downstream and gradually the wash begins to resemble a canyon as short walls of Navajo Sandstone begin to appear on either side of the wash and you come to several pour-offs and short waterfalls. Just as the canyon begins deepening you'll find yourself in a beautiful cottonwood grove and your camp for the evening. Mileage: 3.5 miles / Elevation Loss: 300 feet
Included backcountry lunch
Included dinner at camp
Overnight in Coyote Gulch
Good morning. Today is your first full day trek.
Included breakfast at camp
Continuing your hike downstream through stands of cottonwood and willows, the gulch deepens and narrows and encloses you in a towering corridor of sandstone. The creek is flowing continuously now and there are numerous crossings. As you progress, the day’s changing light plays on the canyon’s walls in a brilliant show of reds, yellows and browns. These imposing walls are the backdrop for features closer at hand: beautifully sculpted stream beds and intimate little cascades and waterfalls. After a few miles of hiking, in an especially sinuous and narrow part of the gulch, you'll hike by Jacob Hamblin Arch. Another half-mile hike downstream brings you to Coyote Natural Bridge. You'll walk directly underneath this unbelievable feature. Your camp for tonight will be made in the vicinity of Coyote Natural Bridge. After dinner, you'll explore the truly amazing Native American ruins nearby. Bands of Fremont people, a pre-Columbian culture that lived contemporaneously with the Anasazi through 1300 AD, once called Coyote Gulch their home. Mileage: 6 miles / Elevation Loss: 200 feet
Included backcountry lunch
Included dinner at camp
Overnight in Coyote Gulch
A casual morning and delicious breakfast will precede more beautiful hiking downstream.
Included breakfast at camp
Several miles from camp you'll hike beneath Cliff Arch, a spectacular arch several hundred feet above the canyon floor. The character of the canyon changes again as you progress, becoming wider with steep vegetated hillsides beginning to appear beneath the canyon’s walls. Larger pour-offs accompany a higher stream volume and sandstone terraces begin to appear above deep overhangs where the stream flows. Later in the day, you'll use these terraces for easier hiking and after traversing a sandstone slab you'll arrive at the confluence of Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River. You'll make camp here under steep cliff walls and, time permitting, you'll have the opportunity to hike upstream along the Escalante River to the remote and spectacular Stevens Canyon. Those so inclined are more than welcome to relax in camp rather than hike. Mileage: 5.5 miles and 4 miles optional day hiking / Elevation Loss: 200 feet
Included backcountry lunch
Included dinner at camp
Overnight in Coyote Gulch
Today if your last day on the trail before returning to St. George in the evening.
Included breakfast at camp
It is a strenuous hike in soft sand to the “crack in the wall,” a narrow crevice you'll use to escape the canyon’s upper-most cliff wall. From the top, you'll have a brilliant view of the Escalante River and Steven’s Arch. After the guide hauls everyone’s backpack over the rim with a rope, you'll hike two miles across the desert to the Fortymile Ridge Trailhead and your vehicle. Mileage: 4.5 miles / Elevation Gain: 800 feet
Included lunch at local park
Included farewell dinner
Overnight in St. George
Until next time! One airport transfer to LAS will be provided between 8-10 am.
Included breakfast at hotel
TrovaTrip will provide 1 transfer to McCarran International Airport (LAS, we recommend departing between 12:00 PM and 02:00 PM.
25% down payment | Additional payments | |
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Spot pending | Refundable | Refundable |
Spot confirmed | Non-refundable* | Refundable |
60 days pre-trip | Non-refundable | Non-refundable |
*If you cancel when your spot is confirmed and outside of 60 days until departure, you can receive a trip credit for your down payment minus the $100 cancellation fee.
For our full cancellation policy, see our Terms & Conditions.
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