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Distance
0.56 miles
Elevation Gain
135 ft
Route Type
Out-and-Back
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Scenic
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Added by Scott Kranz
Arches National Park has the largest collection of arches in the world, making this a great hike to not only explore the renowned Double Arch, but to take in quite a few others as well.
The hike to Double Arch is a relatively flat and easy hike of 0.5 miles roundtrip. You can add this to the rest of the quick spots you may want to visit on your visit to Arches.
This arch is created by two arches that shares the same stone as the foundation for their outer legs. This arch was formed by downward water erosion as opposed to the more common side-to-side erosion.
The good news is that there's a fair amount of parking at the parking lot, because visitors also tend to park there to visit the Windows section of the park.
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Tyler Rosenhan
2/21/2023
Short, fun hike
Very cool place to go, especially if you’re not looking for a strenuous hike. Also one of the coolest places to look at the stars
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Kyle C
12/18/2020
Really Cool
These are some of my favorite arches in the NP and only a short walk. This parking lot will likely fill up early ...
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Lucas Bremer
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9/2/2020
Outside Delicate, my favorite inside Arches NP.
Easy short hike to a amazing double arch. And its massive. Look along the trail and see many other arches in the nearby cliffs.
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Alyssa Teboda
7/5/2020
Crowded but beautiful
Arches National Park has no shortage of beautiful, short hikes. But with that comes the crowds. Plan to visit early in the morning or ...
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Travis Poulson
10/23/2018
Unique and Magestic
This is definitely worth a stop along your drive through the park. Be sure to walk under the arches, they're a geological wonder!
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Shalee Blackmer
4/20/2017
Go Early In The Morning Or Late In The Evening
A nice and easy hike to the beautiful arches. We made the mistake of going in the middle of the day when it was ...
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Breanne McNitt
3/12/2017
Short And Beautiful.
Go sit under these two arches. Being under two towering rock features with the sun casting shadows on you is incredible. And the "hike" ...
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Chase Dekker
2/10/2017
Easy and short walk
It's really not much of a walk to get out to Double Arch. You can see the pair of arches from the road, but ...
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Michael Martineau
11/12/2016
Shoot At Night
If you have the chance to go up to Double Arch at night it is perfect for taking star photos. You also will not ...
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Jonathon Reed
9/19/2016
Golden stone
Checked it out at sunset and the colour was absolutely stunning—glowing in the late summer. As big as a cathedral. Absolutely worth visiting. Hang ...
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Kellie Bonner
9/17/2016
Night hike
The best time to go here is once the sun has set. You won't run into too many people and you will get some ...
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Jess Curren
5/14/2016
Great hike for small kids
We hiked this with my brother and his family and the kids loved scrambling up and over all of the rocks. It was pretty ...
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Jason Hatfield
12/23/2015
Visit at night and escape the crowds. Winter time in the early morning is another option to avoid large crowds.
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Allison Herreid
11/9/2015
Very crowded, but super cool!
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Laura Crothers
9/7/2015
A very crowded, easy hike to the arch. But the arch is beautiful and there is enough space you can still find your own ...
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ben dietrich
5/11/2015
Tourist trap. Cool though. Look for it in the Indiana Jones movie
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Andrew Lovering
12/5/2014
Sunrise hike, beautiful.
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