United States, Utah

Best backpacking trips in Utah

16 trips

The Subway (bottom-up)

Zion National Park

7.1 mi/d1,300 ft/d1 day

The Narrows Day-hike (top-down)

Zion National Park

16 mi/d3,400 ft/d1 day

Angels Landing

Zion National Park

4.3 mi/d2,600 ft/d1 day

West Rim and Telephone Canyon Loop

Zion National Park

7.7 mi/d3,900 ft/d2 days

The Subway (top-down)

Zion National Park

8 mi/d1,000 ft/d1 day

West Rim Trail (top-down)

Zion National Park

8.4 mi/d900 ft/d2 days

The Narrows (top-down)

Zion National Park

9 mi/d1,700 ft/d2 days

The Narrows Day-hike (bottom-up to Big Springs)

Zion National Park

8.9 mi/d2,400 ft/d1 day

Under-the-Rim Trail

Bryce Canyon National Park

9.7 mi/d2,000 ft/d3 days

Paria Canyon: White House to Lee’s Ferry

Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

10.1 mi/d3,700 ft/d4 days

Kolob Arch

Zion National Park

7.5 mi/d1,200 ft/d2 days

The Wave

Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

5.4 mi/d800 ft/d1 day

Coyote Buttes South from Paw Hole Trailhead

Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

7.1 mi/d900 ft/d1 day

Riggs Spring Loop

Bryce Canyon National Park

5.2 mi/d1,800 ft/d2 days

Boy Scout Trail

Bryce Canyon National Park

7.1 mi/d1,200 ft/d2 days

Chesler Park Loop

Canyonlands National Park

8.9 mi/d1,300 ft/d2 days