Escalante, Utah: Spooky canyon loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.85 mi
- Elevation gain
- 469 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 469 ft
- Max elevation
- 4,928 ft
- TrailRank
-
54
5
- Min elevation
- 4,623 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 256
- Uploaded
- June 10, 2012
- Recorded
- June 2012
near Eggnog, Utah (United States)
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Itinerary description
These slot canyons are among the most popular spots in the Grand Staircase Escalante, and with good reason. Two very beautiful slot canyons carved in the red rock.
The Dry Fork turnoff is 26 miles from the highway 12. It is a rough road for passenger cars.
I recommend to get there early and go directly to Peekaboo, because traffic jams in Peekaboo would be extremely annoying -in many places there is barely room for one person. For the same reason it is a good idea to return through the desert from the top of the canyon.
The most difficult part in Peekaboo is the 12 feet step at the entrance. Then you have to squeeze your way through, because the canyon is just a crack in the rock which happens to be wide enough for one person. But the rock formations are amazing (see the photo)
Spooky is a more conventional narrow canyon with almost vertical wall, very pretty but not as striking. It is very easy to reach the exit, and then you can make your way back to the parking lot through the desert.
The Dry Fork turnoff is 26 miles from the highway 12. It is a rough road for passenger cars.
I recommend to get there early and go directly to Peekaboo, because traffic jams in Peekaboo would be extremely annoying -in many places there is barely room for one person. For the same reason it is a good idea to return through the desert from the top of the canyon.
The most difficult part in Peekaboo is the 12 feet step at the entrance. Then you have to squeeze your way through, because the canyon is just a crack in the rock which happens to be wide enough for one person. But the rock formations are amazing (see the photo)
Spooky is a more conventional narrow canyon with almost vertical wall, very pretty but not as striking. It is very easy to reach the exit, and then you can make your way back to the parking lot through the desert.
Waypoints
Waypoint
4,724 ft
Spooky canyon entrance
Spooky canyon entrance
Waypoint
4,649 ft
Peekaboo exit
Peekaboo exit
Waypoint
4,728 ft
The really tight spot in Peekaboo
The really tight spot in Peekaboo
Waypoint
4,754 ft
Peekaboo entrance
Peekaboo entrance
Waypoint
4,925 ft
Coyote gulch trailhead
Coyote gulch trailhead
Waypoint
4,682 ft
Spooky canyon exit
Spooky canyon exit
Waypoint
4,892 ft
Dry Fork turnoff
Dry Fork turnoff
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High in my list. Thanks for sharing.