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Arches National Park: Devils Garden
Hike 6.1 miles into a redrock paradise full of wind-and-water sculptures that seem to defy gravity. You'll see seven amazing arches on this route.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Utah (UT) |
| Distance: | 4.67 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: |
 6 rating(s)
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TO TRAILHEAD: From Moab, go about 5 mi. on US 191 N and turn R onto Arches Entrance Rd. Follow signs 18 mi. to Devils Garden trailhead.
| Position Format: | Datum: |
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ADG01
| Distance: 1.44 mi | Points: 121 |
Devil's Garden 1
ADG03
| Distance: 2.97 mi | Points: 323 |
Devil's Garden 3
ADG02
| Distance: 0.25 mi | Points: 214 |
Devil's Garden 2
Points of Interest
Landscape Arch
Location: 38.790837, -109.605703©Steffan Fay
Partition Arch
Location: 38.791724, -109.608064©Steffan Fay
Double O Arch
Location: 38.799467, -109.620852©Steffan Fay
ADG001
Location: 38.782742, -109.595275Pack a camera! Head NW on gravel trail past yucca and cacti into a sandy sea of crimson rock
ADG002
Location: 38.785301, -109.597635Turn R onto spur past Tunnel Arch, a sandstone Arc de Triomphe, to Pine Tree Arch with a skirt of pinions on its base. Backtrack and turn R to continue on main path
ADG003
Location: 38.790562, -109.604401Veer L @ Y
ADG004
Location: 38.790939, -109.605904Landscape Arch: This thin ribbon of rock stretches the length of a football field. Shortly after, hike along a new section of trail through the rubble pile that formed from the collapse of Wall Arch in August 2008.
ADG005
Location: 38.794220, -109.610298Turn L past honeycombed fins to Navajo Arch, a massive rock arc with small peephole. Head S to next arch
ADG006
Location: 38.791757, -109.608278Step to far side of Partition Arch for a vibrant vista of gravity-defying red rock shapes. Return to WPT 5 and veer L
ADG007
Location: 38.799480, -109.621002Peer @ the short stack of egg-shaped windows of Double O Arch. Then veer R @ Y onto Primitive Trail, but not before identifying the enormous black-varnished obelisk Dark Angel in the distance on the L
ADG008
Location: 38.803480, -109.617441Follow cairns over line-seared sandstone slabs, down moderate slopes
ADG009
Location: 38.801106, -109.612548Drop into sandy wash and veer L
ADG010
Location: 38.802212, -109.609802Veer R and exit drainage, then scan R side for Black Arch and surrounding fins. Complete loop WPT 3; return to car
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