{"id":4427,"date":"2016-02-04T04:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2020-02-16T22:42:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T22:42:15","slug":"hike-guide-coyote-gulch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acrossutah.com\/wordpress\/hike-guide-coyote-gulch\/","title":{"rendered":"Hike Guide: Coyote Gulch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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– Coyote Bridge –<\/p><\/div>\n

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Coyote Gulch<\/strong> is THE classic Escalante canyon and thus deservedly also the most popular. A year-round stream flowing down through an entrenched canyon cascading over multiple waterfalls makes it a main draw in warmer months. Multiple impressive natural spans, evidence of a previous civilization and ample great camping spots make it popular almost year round. Probably in part due to the popularity, it is now REQUIRED<\/strong> to carry and use WAG BAGS<\/strong> for doing your business in the canyon (even though there are two pit toilets located in the mid-section of the canyon.)<\/p>\n

One can hike down canyon and into Upper Coyote Gulch by setting out via the Red Well TH<\/strong> or the Hurricane Wash TH<\/strong> both along the Hole-in-the-Rock Road. Alternately one can begin in Lower Coyote Gulch which can be accessed via the Crack-in-the-Wall TH<\/strong> at the end Forty Mile Ridge Road or via longer thru-hike routes like the Hayduke Trail. A final option is to park at the Water Tank about 2\/3 of the way out Forty Mile Ridge Road and either go cross-country to mid-Hurricane Wash or use the scramble route to mid-canyon near Jacob Hamblin Arch (not recommended for beginners or anyone afraid of heights\/falling!)<\/p>\n

Here is my description headed DOWN the canyon<\/strong> via Hurricane Wash.\u00a0Or, if you plan to hike it in the other direction,\u00a0click here to view the alternate description<\/a>\u00a0for those going UP Coyote Gulch.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Wash to The Junction<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the TH the route enters the wash and heads downcanyon. There might be a minor seep here, but it will likely dry up fast. (NOTE:<\/strong> if thru-hiking and you really need water, there is a tank near the cabin just a few hundred yards north of the parking area.)<\/p>\n

The canyon is fairly wide open in the beginning, but after a few hours it becomes somewhat entrenched. The sand\/stone-filled wash is NOT a very fun walk and definitely one you want to avoid mid-day in the summer if at all possible. Just remember, these first miles are the price of admission for the great canyon ahead.<\/p>\n

About 1.5 hrs into the hike, the landscape changes drastically as water appears and the canyon springs to life.\u00a0The Navajo sandstone walls quickly become taller and taller and before too much longer one is at the confluence with Coyote Gulch \u00a0To the left (upstream) is the alternate route to this point via Red Well. A short side-hike up this direction will take one to the scenic side canyon known as Sleepy Hollow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t