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Grand Wash Trail

In the Aquarius Plateau

Trail3.7 km · 2.3 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Lower Spring Canyon 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Aquarius Plateau →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct · highs 17–25 °C (63–77 °F)

  1. J6°-6°14
  2. F7°-5°11
  3. M12°-1°16
  4. A17°3°13
  5. M23°8°14
  6. J29°13°12
  7. J31°17°20
  8. A29°15°30
  9. S25°11°23
  10. O19°6°25
  11. N11°0°11
  12. D6°-5°10

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
3.7 km · 2.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Mountain range
Aquarius Plateau (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
Nearest town
42 km E of Loa (Wayne County, Utah) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Capitol Reef National Park
Connects to
Cassidy Arch (at its start or end)
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Utah
Continent
North America
Route centre
38.2772, -111.1942
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Lower Spring Canyon

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · Capitol Reef National Park

Frying Pan

1.9 mi · 3.0 km · Capitol Reef National Park

Cassidy Arch

1.9 mi · 3.1 km · Capitol Reef National Park

Cohab Canyon

2.2 mi · 3.5 km · Capitol Reef National Park

Fremont Gorge Overlook

3.1 mi · 4.9 km · Capitol Reef National Park

Rim Overlook

3.1 mi · 5.1 km · Capitol Reef National Park

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