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.
Boots on
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.
the iconic sunrise arch framing the canyon — go at dawn
Mossy Cave (Bryce Canyon)an easy walk to a grotto and a small waterfall on Bryce’s quiet edge
Sand Caves (Kanab)a short scramble to wind- and miner-carved sandstone caves above US-89
Stewart Falls (Sundance)a 200-ft waterfall below Mt Timpanogos
Hickman Bridge (Capitol Reef)Capitol Reef’s best short hike to a 133-ft natural bridge
Corona Arch (Moab)a giant freestanding arch with a fun slickrock walk
Queen’s Garden + Navajo Loop (Bryce)drop down among the orange hoodoos
Delicate Arch (Arches)the state’s iconic arch — go at sunset
Cassidy Arch (Capitol Reef)a wash hike to a walk-on-top arch
Kanarra Fallsa slot canyon with ladders and waterfalls
Escalante Natural Bridgeriver crossings up the Escalante to a 130-ft natural bridge
The Narrows, Bottom-Up (Zion)wade up the Virgin River through a 1,000-ft slot
Y Mountain (Provo)the steep climb to BYU’s giant Y
Devils Garden (Arches)eight arches including Landscape Arch
Fairyland Loop (Bryce)the quiet, jaw-dropping Bryce backcountry
Observation Point (Zion)an even higher view than Angels Landing
Angels Landing (Zion)chains to a knife-edge summit; permit required
The Subway (Zion)a sculpted slot canyon; permit (bottom-up)
Mount Timpanogosa wildflower-and-glacier Wasatch giant
Plan the Utah trip
Hikes, gems, scenic drives — all in one Utah guide.
See everything worth the detour in Utah, then let Roamward build the trip around it. Know a Utah trail we’re missing? Add it — we’re building this with the people who actually hike it.