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Round Valley Draw Slot begins<\/p><\/div>\n

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Round Valley Draw<\/strong> is an amazing slot canyon in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Though the slot is probably best done as a day hike, it is possible to make it through with a big pack and continue on a longer hike down Hackberry Canyon<\/strong>. One could even do an extended hike linking the\u00a0Upper Paria<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0area via several possible loops. Thru hikers doing the Hayduke Trail<\/a><\/strong> will hike the length of both canyons.<\/p>\n

Access to Round Valley Draw is from a spur road just west of Grosvenor Arch<\/strong><\/a>. The road can be rough in spots, but I’ve seen low-clearance 2WD make it with favorable conditions (prob not recommended.) It’s just a few miles until the road crosses a wash and there’s a parking area.<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/strong>: Round Valley Draw and upper Hackberry are both almost always dry. Thru-hikers needing water should be able to find some at Round Valley Seep about 1\/4 mile south of the trailhead along on the road. The wash might be dry, but there is a catchment pool in the center of a turn-around spot. See map in gallery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Walk down the wash for about a mile and then you will see the slot begin to form as a big crack in the earth. Soon it’s time to really climb down in. The initial 10-foot downclimb can be tough, but hopefully a log will be there for an assist. Climbing out with a big pack is difficult, but not impossible.<\/p>\n

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the top of Round Valley Draw<\/p><\/div>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> some people find the drop-in location to be VERY intimidating. There is an alternate way in below the narrows. Follow the northern rim for just over a 1 mile to find a steep scree slope to descend instead. Location is marked with Red Triangle on map in gallery. Walk back up to check out the slot.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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sculpted walls<\/p><\/div>\n

The first part of the slot is somewhat shallow, but there’s some interesting wavey\/ribbed patterns in the sandstone.<\/p>\n

As stated above the canyon is usually dry, but there might be some mud\/puddles\/snow early in the season or right after a storm. If continuing past the slot, don’t expect to see any water down canyon for 8+ miles.<\/p>\n

A little farther down the slot gets much deeper. There will be a few boulder jams where it’s necessary to scramble down. \u00a0Below this section it gets fairly dark for a stretch as the narrows walls completely block out all daylight.<\/p>\n\n\t\t