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Best backpacking trips in the Southwest
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Mileage
Ascent
Duration
Popularity
29 trips
Rim to Rim: South Kaibab to North Kaibab Trails
Popular
Grand Canyon National Park
13.7 mi/d
6,500 ft/d
2 days
The Subway (bottom-up)
Popular
Zion National Park
7.1 mi/d
1,300 ft/d
1 day
The Narrows Day-hike (top-down)
Popular
Zion National Park
16 mi/d
3,400 ft/d
1 day
Angels Landing Trail
Popular
Zion National Park
4.3 mi/d
2,600 ft/d
1 day
Rim to Rim to Rim Trail in 4 days
Popular
Grand Canyon National Park
14 mi/d
5,200 ft/d
4 days
Four Pass Loop
Popular
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
11.4 mi/d
3,700 ft/d
3 days
Havasu Falls
Popular
Havasupai Reservation
9.5 mi/d
2,500 ft/d
2 days
West Rim and Telephone Canyon Loop
Popular
Zion National Park
7.7 mi/d
3,900 ft/d
2 days
The Subway (top-down)
Popular
Zion National Park
8 mi/d
1,000 ft/d
1 day
West Rim Trail (top-down)
Popular
Zion National Park
8.4 mi/d
900 ft/d
2 days
The Narrows (top-down)
Popular
Zion National Park
9 mi/d
1,700 ft/d
2 days
Conundrum Hot Springs
Popular
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
8.3 mi/d
2,500 ft/d
2 days
Rim to Rim to Rim Trail in 5 days
Popular
Grand Canyon National Park
12.8 mi/d
5,200 ft/d
5 days
South Kaibab to Bright Angel Trail
Popular
Grand Canyon National Park
9.1 mi/d
5,000 ft/d
2 days
Longs Peak
Popular
Rocky Mountain National Park
7.7 mi/d
3,300 ft/d
2 days
Under-the-Rim Trail
Popular
Bryce Canyon National Park
9.7 mi/d
2,000 ft/d
3 days
The Narrows Day-hike (bottom-up to Big Springs)
Popular
Zion National Park
8.9 mi/d
2,400 ft/d
1 day
Paria Canyon: White House to Lee’s Ferry
Popular
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
10.1 mi/d
3,700 ft/d
4 days
Kolob Arch
Zion National Park
7.5 mi/d
1,200 ft/d
2 days
Bluebird Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
6.1 mi/d
2,500 ft/d
2 days
Mirror Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
6.5 mi/d
1,400 ft/d
2 days
Lion Lakes and Snowbank Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
10.6 mi/d
2,100 ft/d
2 days
Thunder Lake
Rocky Mountain National Park
5.8 mi/d
2,200 ft/d
2 days
Boy Scout Trail
Bryce Canyon National Park
7.1 mi/d
1,200 ft/d
2 days
Chesler Park Loop
Canyonlands National Park
8.9 mi/d
1,300 ft/d
2 days
Capitol Lake
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
6.2 mi/d
2,600 ft/d
2 days
Riggs Spring Loop
Bryce Canyon National Park
5.2 mi/d
1,800 ft/d
2 days
Coyote Buttes South from Paw Hole Trailhead
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
7.1 mi/d
900 ft/d
1 day
The Wave
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
5.4 mi/d
800 ft/d
1 day