ZION NARROWS, LAKE MEAD, WHIPPLE TRAIL

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ZION NARROWS, LAKE MEAD, WHIPPLE TRAIL

ZION NARROWS, LAKE MEAD, WHIPPLE TRAIL

ZION NARROWS

WHITE ROCK CANYON HIKE

Requirements:

1. LENGTH: 6 miles round trip. LOCATION: 4 miles south of Hoover Dam in Arizona. The trailhcad is a jeep road at the 4 mile post on Highway US 93.

2. DIFFICULTY: Very easy.

3. DESCRIPTION: Follow the wash bottom to the river. The lower portion becomes very narrow with nearly vertical walls on the sides. After reaching the Colorado River you hike 1/4 mile down the river to the next canyon then up this canyon 1/4 mile to a hot spring. You can make the return trip up this canyon if the ladder is in good repair to get over the cliff.

4. CAMPING AND WATER: A good campsite at the mouth of the canyon. Wood is available. Look for Ring Bolts fixed to canyon walls used to winch steamboats up the river to salt mines near Overton. Hot baths at the spring, swimming in the river and petroglyphs in the hot spring canyon arc some of the attractions.

5. MAPS: Black Canyon (USGS 15 min.)

LAKE MEAD

PINTO VALLEY HIKE

Requirements:

1. LENGTH: 15 miles round trip. LOCATION: Between the North Shore Road and Lake Mead, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Start the hike where the North Shore Road crosses a wash 6.6 miles east of the Callville Bay turnoff.

2. DIFFICULTY: Easy.

3. DESCRIPTION: The first 2-1/2 miles is an easy walk up the bottom of a wash. The trail then makes a sharp switchback across a low divide and follows down the Pinto Valley for about 3-1/2 miles to Boulder Wash. The hike route then follows down Boulder Wash to the lake. On the return trip you may wish to take an alternate route through the northeast end of Pinto Valley back to the North Shore Road.

4. CAMPING AND WATER: The only water (other than the lake) is a very limited supply a Sandstone Spring. The best campsite would be at the lake at the mouth of Boulder Wash.

5. MAPS: Hoover Dam (USGS 15 min.)

WHIPPLE TRAIL

CRANES NEST RAPIDS HIKE

Requirements:

1. LENGTH-. 10 miles round trip. LOCATION: 8 miles southeast of Hoover Dam in Arizona. The trailhead is a jeep road across the highway (US 93) from a rest stop located between the 8th and 9th mile posts from Hoover Dam.

2. DIFFICULTY: Wash route is easy. The ridge crest route is moderate.

3. DESCRIPTION: A wash-bottom hike all the way to the river. Watch for area where jeep trails cross about a mile from the highway. The last mile of trail before getting to the river is in a steep sided canyon. The return trip can be made interesting by taking the ridge crest route shown on sketch map in "Basin & Hiking Trails Awards Program".

4. CAMPING AND WATER: The only water available is at the river. A campsite at the river would be rated fair.

5. MAPS-. Black Canyon (USGS 15 min.)