Hikes · Utah

Best hikes in Utah.

Utah is the best hiking state in America that somehow still feels like a secret — five national parks of red rock, slot canyons, and exposed sandstone spines. Spring and fall are prime; summer in Zion and the desert is genuinely dangerous heat, and the marquee routes now run on permits and lotteries. Come for the scale, plan around the sun.

Curated trails19
Distance range0.7–14 mi
Biggest climb4,500 ft
Difficulty4 easy · 8 moderate · 4 hard · 3 expert
TerrainRed rock, slot canyons & slickrock
Best seasonSpring & fall (desert summer is brutal)
Don’t missAngels Landing (Zion)

19 hikes worth the detour.

Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.

Mesa Arch (Canyonlands)

Easy · 0.7 mi · Loop · 90 ft

the iconic sunrise arch framing the canyon — go at dawn

Mossy Cave (Bryce Canyon)

Easy · 0.9 mi · Out & back · 150 ft

an easy walk to a grotto and a small waterfall on Bryce’s quiet edge

Sand Caves (Kanab)

Easy · 1.2 mi · Out & back · 250 ft

a short scramble to wind- and miner-carved sandstone caves above US-89

Stewart Falls (Sundance)

Easy · 3.5 mi · Out & back · 700 ft

a 200-ft waterfall below Mt Timpanogos

Hickman Bridge (Capitol Reef)

Moderate · 1.7 mi · Out & back · 415 ft

Capitol Reef’s best short hike to a 133-ft natural bridge

Corona Arch (Moab)

Moderate · 2.4 mi · Out & back · 480 ft

a giant freestanding arch with a fun slickrock walk

Queen’s Garden + Navajo Loop (Bryce)

Moderate · 2.9 mi · Loop · 600 ft

drop down among the orange hoodoos

Delicate Arch (Arches)

Moderate · 3.2 mi · Out & back · 630 ft

the state’s iconic arch — go at sunset

Cassidy Arch (Capitol Reef)

Moderate · 3.4 mi · Out & back · 670 ft

a wash hike to a walk-on-top arch

Kanarra Falls

Moderate · 3.6 mi · Out & back · 700 ft

a slot canyon with ladders and waterfalls

Escalante Natural Bridge

Moderate · 4.4 mi · Out & back · 250 ft

river crossings up the Escalante to a 130-ft natural bridge

The Narrows, Bottom-Up (Zion)

Moderate · 9.4 mi · Out & back · 340 ft

wade up the Virgin River through a 1,000-ft slot

Y Mountain (Provo)

Hard · 2.8 mi · Out & back · 1,100 ft

the steep climb to BYU’s giant Y

Devils Garden (Arches)

Hard · 7.9 mi · Loop · 1,085 ft

eight arches including Landscape Arch

Fairyland Loop (Bryce)

Hard · 8 mi · Loop · 1,700 ft

the quiet, jaw-dropping Bryce backcountry

Observation Point (Zion)

Hard · 8 mi · Out & back · 2,100 ft

an even higher view than Angels Landing

Angels Landing (Zion)

Expert · 5.4 mi · Out & back · 1,500 ft

chains to a knife-edge summit; permit required

The Subway (Zion)

Expert · 9 mi · Out & back · 1,100 ft

a sculpted slot canyon; permit (bottom-up)

Mount Timpanogos

Expert · 14 mi · Out & back · 4,500 ft

a wildflower-and-glacier Wasatch giant

Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Utah guide.

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