#LANDSCAPE ARCH IN ARCHES NATIONAL PARK WINDOWS#
Along the way pass turnoffs for the Windows Area at 9.3 miles and Delicate Arch at 11.5 miles. (First time visitors should stop at the Visitor Center, located on the right 0.2 miles up the road from the Entrance Station to view the exhibits and obtain information about current park conditions.)īeyond the entrance station drive 17.8 miles to the Devils Garden parking area at the end of the main road (now called the Arches Scenic Drive). Travel along the road for 0.6 miles to the park entrance station where you pay park fees and obtain park brochures. For more information see the descriptions of the Double O Arch and the Devils Garden trails.įrom Moab: Drive northwest on US 191-N for 4.6 miles and turn right onto the Arches National Park Entrance Road. Due to safety concerns visitors are no longer permitted to hike beneath the arch.īefore leaving the viewpoint look up to see Partition Arch, located high on a sandstone wall to the right (northwest) of Landscape Arch.īeyond Landscape Arch the Devils Garden trail becomes more challenging as it climb steeply up a slickrock ramp toward Double O Arch. When the dust settled 180-tons of fresh rock debris lay scattered beneath the arch. long slab of rock dropped from the underside of the arch’s thinnest section. Soon small pieces of the arch began to fall and then a 60-ft.
The arch was almost five feet thicker until Septemwhen loud cracking and popping noises sent visitors sitting under the arch running. high arch is one of the world’s longest stone spans, stretching 290-ft., yet is only 6-ft. Shortly past the junction reach the viewpoint for Landscape Arch, 0.9 miles from the trailhead. At 0.8 miles pass a turnoff to the right (east) for the Primitive Loop. high), named for the Pinion Pine framed in its opening.Īfter viewing the two arches return to the main trail and continue ascending northwest on easy grades.
The short hike to the left leads to Pine Tree Arch (46-ft wide and 48-ft.
high), a good example of a relatively young arch eroded entirely within a massive 14-ft. The trail to the right quickly leads to Tunnel Arch (25.5-ft. To reach the arches descend along the spur trail for a short distance to a “Y” intersection. The detour to these two small arches is just over 0.5 miles round trip. At 0.2 miles pass a short spur trail on the right (east) leading to Tunnel and Pine Tree Arches. The easy hike to this remarkable arch, a slender ribbon of entrada sandstone with a span of 290-ft., is well worthwhile.įrom the trailhead, located at the north end of the parking area (see driving directions below), follow the wide, well graded dirt/gravel path as it climbs northwest on gentle grades through sandstone fins. Landscape Arch, one of the world’s longest rock spans, is a very popular destination in the park and is often quite crowded. The first 0.9 miles follows an easy, well grade path to graceful Landscape Arch, passing a side trail leading to Pine Tree and Tunnel Arches along the way. The Devils Garden trail in Arches National Park travels through a landscape of weird and wonderful sandstone fins, spires and knobs. thick, supporting a span of entrada sandstone that is 290-ft. The spectacularly slender arch seeming defies gravity with its thinnest section, only 6-ft. The broad, easy trail to Landscape Arch is popular and deservedly so.
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