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2. Best Time To Hike The Narrows
Experts confirm that the best time to hike the famous Narrows is sometime between late spring and late summer. This is when the water temperature is warmer and the level is lower (providing there’ve been no recent storms). Fall could work too but the water’s chilly and days are shorter.
3. Three Ways To Hike The Narrows
1. Bottom-up Zion Narrows Day Hike
90 percent of hikers polled prefer this choice. This hike is rated “easy to moderate.” It will take you between two and six hours round trip to complete.
You begin at the Temple of Sinawava and the popular Riverside Walk and hike almost seven miles to the well-known Wall Street portion of the canyon. However, getting there requires you to hike four miles along or even in the Virgin River. So be prepared to get wet!
Once you pass Orderville Canyon, Wall Street isn’t far away! The Riverside Walk is mainly flat and the elevation is gradual. The most challenging part is when you start hiking upstream on slippery rocks.
2. Top-Down Zion Narrows Day Hike
This 16-mile backpacking route is rated “moderate to strenuous.” One way, it will take between seven and 12 hours to complete. The adventure begins at Chamberlain’s Ranch which is found 1.5 hours from the park’s visitor center and ends at the previously-mentioned Riverside Walk.
The first five miles here take you through the Upper Narrows. Eat something and rest at Deep Creek. Then head for your campsite (if staying overnight) and beautiful Big Springs. This option requires wilderness permits for every hiker. You can get them online or at the park’s visitor’s center.
3. Top-down Zion Narrows Overnight Backpacking Trip
This trip follows the same route as the previous one. Since you’re completing it in two days it is a little less strenuous and will take between seven and 12 hours, the one way. Rather than hike all 16 miles in one day, you set up camp after reaching Deer Creek.
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