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Distance
7.09 miles
Elevation Gain
1644 ft
Route Type
Out-and-Back
Features
Wildflowers
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Easy Parking
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Scenic
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Added by Tobin Akehurst
Hike the spectacular Grand Wash through beautiful vertical sandstone walls.
The Grand Wash is a canyon in Capitol Reef National Park featuring several-hundred-foot-tall sandstone walls. The canyon walls are, for the most part, widely spaced, except for a half mile long section of scenic "narrows".
Hike to nearby Cassidy Arch if you have extra time.
Beware of potentially deadly flash floods, get a flash flood report from a ranger.
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Zach L
9/28/2022
Wash Walk
Nice walk up the sandy/rocky wash. It doesn't get very narrow, maybe 8' at the narrowest, but the walls have some interesting features ...
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Madison Sankovitz
7/27/2018
Spectacular
I hiked spectacular Grand Wash through beautiful vertical sandstone walls.
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Jason Hatfield
12/24/2015
Another beautiful hike in this under-appreciated NP.
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