50 Best Short Hikes in Utah’s National Parks
January 28, 2018 - Comment
Utah’s five national parks–Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion–hold some of the most awe-inspiring geology on the planet. Each park offers visitors the dramatic scenery that invites exploration and discovery.
In 50 Best Short Hikes in Utah’s National Parks, veteran hiking guide Greg Witt shares the best routes in each park, hikes that are both “must see” and accessible. Park visitors who are short on time will find this book to be the ideal traveling companion, quickly helping readers identify the hikes and sights, making the best use of their time and provide maximum enjoyment.
Each hike in the book includes distances, highlights, area maps, and easy-to-follow trailhead directions to make hike selection fast and efficient. Once on the trail, the detailed maps, route description, and interpretive details insure that hikers get the most out of their trip.
Even avid hikers and experienced desert explorers will find new insights and discoveries as Witt’s interesting and approachable style details the geologic forces that created this landscape. He brings to life the human history–prehistoric cliff-dwellers, native tribes, ranchers, farmers, loggers, miners, and outlaws–that adds to the color of the Colorado Plateau where these five parks are set.
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Great Hiking Book! Highly recommend this book for those interested in taking shorter hikes in Utah’s National Parks. You are able to still hike and get a nice feel for the park if your time schedule doesn’t permit in-depth exploration.
Must Have Book For Best Hikes in Utah I’ve been blessed to have hiked throughout the world – France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Mexico, Canada – and living in the U.S. I’ve hiked in nearly every Western state, with the greatest accomplishment having been conquering some huge fears and climbing to the summit of the Grand Tetons a few years ago. I live in, what I consider, the most diverse state in the country when it comes to hiking and outdoor recreation with mountains, desert, red rock country, salt flats, ski in the mountains in…
Very Helpful Planning Guide On Some of the World’s Greatest Hikes I used this guide as a companion on a trip last to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. It gives some great information on specific hikes, and pointed me toward the most rewarding. With the background information in this guide, I was able to predetermine my hikes ahead of time instead of wasting precious time while on vacation. Nice book, good location information, and fantastic hiking time estimates. I have hiked 13 of the 50, and they were all amazing. Cannot wait to fulfill the balance.