50 Best Short Hikes in Utah's National Parks by Greg Witt
Author:Greg Witt
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780899977256
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Published: 2014-06-03T16:00:00+00:00
24 Grand View Point Trail
Trailhead Location: Grand View Point Parking Area in the Island in the Sky district
Trail Use: Walking, hiking
Distance & Configuration: 2.0-mile out-and-back
Elevation Range: 6,266' at trailhead to 6,226' at tip of Grand View Point
Facilities: Vault toilets at trailhead; no water
Highlights: An aptly named trail follows a cliffside route to a dramatic conclusion.
DESCRIPTION
Grand View Point is the best of three similar overview hikes on the Grand View Mesa; the other two are Murphy Point and the White Rim Overlook. If you only do one of these hikes, make it the Grand View Point Trail—it delivers the most impressive and panoramic view of the Canyonlands basin in the entire park.
The trail sticks close to the canyon rim throughout, never departing more than about 20 feet from sheer cliff at any point. Along the way you’ll traverse the Kayenta Formation, resting solidly on a base of Wingate Sandstone.
As you work out the details of your visit to the Island in the Sky, Grand View, located at the farthest extension of the paved park road, can be conveniently and efficiently hiked at any point in the day—first thing in the morning, at midday, or at sunset—and while your experience will likely be different as the light catches the canyon at different angles, it will always be rewarding.
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