13The Grand Wash Trail
This hike is an easy one. It has a total distance of just under four and a half miles and an elevation gain of 200 feet. Give yourself two hours to complete it.
This (ahem) grand trail will have you hiking through the large canyon in Waterpocket Fold called Grand Wash. This hiking trail follows a spacious sandy canyon that only narrows occasionally as you admire the rock formations and colorful sandstone cliffs. There are two trailheads available for this out-and-back trail.
You can use the Cassidy Arch Trailhead off Grand Wash Road or the Grand Wash Trailhead right off Highway 24. Roughly a mile into your hike the canyon becomes more like a slot canyon. This section is called The Narrows.
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