Coyote Gulch Loop

Coyote Gulch Trailhead
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Coyote Gulch Loop
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Distance
10.59 miles
Elevation Gain
4354 ft
Route Type
Loop

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River
Wildlife
Swimming Hole
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Added by Colton Marsala

This is the quintessential Escalante canyon trip. You'll explore huge natural arches and massive desert undercuts. This trip is great as a 3 day, 2 nighter, but can also be turned into a 2-5 mile day hike depending on your time.

Easy hiking, water availability, and spectacular scenery make this a "must do" hike. Three days are best to see all this canyon has to offer. You can either make this a 3-5 mile hike or a longer 10-15 mile hike. The perfect trip down Coyote Gulch is three days and two nights. Hike in to Jacob Hamblin Arch on the first day and camp.

There are many great places to camp in the area of Jacob Hamblin Arch. On the second day, leave your gear and day hike down to the Escalante River and back to camp. Hike out on the third day. Be sure to explore some of the side canyons, ledges, and rincons (abandoned river meanders). Watch for wildlife and keep your camera ready!

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Spencer Williama
12/30/2020
amazing views
We chose to do this as a day hike. It was pretty difficult and we were low on water due to not filling ...
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Jake Harmer
10/6/2017
Incredible Desert Adventure
I've done this hike twice now, and both times were incredible. We camped in the bottom of the canyon, and hiked through the stream ...
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Jason Weber
5/3/2017
Coyote Canyon
An amazing canyon!
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Joshua Toone
4/30/2017
First time with family
It was super rad! It was my third time here but the first time with my kids, 12yr old boy and 9yr old girl. ...
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DJ Williams
10/24/2016
Coyote Gulch With The Family
Took my wife and three kids (18,15, and 12) down Coyote Gulch over fall break. We started at 40-Mile Ridge and scrambled out at ...
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Kelly Park
9/28/2016
Bucket List Must!
This hike has a special place in my heart as it was my very first backpacking trip. We couldn't make it out of ...
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Jonathon Reed
9/19/2016
Hidden gem
Absolutely magnificent. The trail from Hurricane Wash made for a hot but easy hike into the gulch. Camped before Jacob Hamblin Arch to avoid ...
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Markus Schuette
6/1/2016
Perfect 3-day trip!
Our group of 9 explored Steven's Complex and backpacked around ~25 miles roundtrip over a 3 day period. Temperature was perfect during the day ...
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Ian Frogley
2/18/2016
Awesome!
Lots of little places to explore, river to walk in to cool off, beautiful hike for everyone
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Nate Groll
11/13/2015
The scenery is amazing from start to finish! Another option is to start above the escalante and shuttle to the trailhead, which is about ...
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Eric Bennett
4/27/2015
If you don't have aqua socks or waterproof shoes or whatever this is a really easy hike to do barefoot. I did the 14 ...
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Mike Gromer
3/26/2015
I've done this once, and it was amazing. Lucky for me, we went into Coyote Gulch just after the 4th of July in 2011. ...
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