National Park · Utah

Trails in Canyonlands National Park

70 named trails · 180 miles · 49 trailheads · 0 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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70 trails, A to Z.

Alcove Spring

5.6 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 1,500 ft of descent · 4,214 ft–5,685 ft · native surface · hiking

5,685 ft 4,233 ft · 5.4 mi high 5,685 ft

Trailheads Alcove Spring 5,685 ft Drive there · Taylor Canyon 4,230 ft Drive there

Aztec Butte

0.8 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 150 ft of descent · 6,082 ft–6,297 ft · native surface · hiking

6,090 ft 6,113 ft · 0.3 mi high 6,113 ft

Trailhead Aztec Butte 6,092 ft Drive there

Big Spring Canyon

3.0 mi one way · about 450 ft of climbing · 5,121 ft–5,496 ft · native surface · hiking

Backcountry camps

5,147 ft 5,496 ft · 2.2 mi high 5,496 ft

Along the way BS2

Trailhead Squaw Flat 5,121 ft Drive there

Cave Spring

0.6 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 4,921 ft–4,981 ft · native surface · hiking

4,923 ft 4,923 ft · 0.6 mi high 4,981 ft

Trailhead Cave Spring 4,919 ft Drive there

Chesler Park

4.5 mi one way · about 1,300 ft of climbing · 5,124 ft–5,870 ft · native surface · hiking

Backcountry camps

5,124 ft 5,381 ft · 1.3 mi high 5,381 ft

Along the way CP1

Trailhead Elephant Hill 5,120 ft Drive there

Fort Bottom

1.8 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 450 ft of descent · 3,967 ft–4,378 ft · native surface · hiking

4,378 ft 4,149 ft · 1.4 mi high 4,378 ft

Trailhead Fort Bottom Trail 4,386 ft Drive there

Horseshoe Canyon Trail

1.8 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 650 ft of descent · 4,700 ft–5,336 ft · native surface · hiking

Backcountry camps

5,336 ft 4,712 ft · 1.8 mi high 5,336 ft

Along the way Horseshoe Canyon

Trailhead Horseshoe Canyon 5,339 ft Drive there

Joint Trail

1.6 mi one way · about 450 ft of climbing · 5,318 ft–5,663 ft · native surface · hiking

Backcountry camps

5,318 ft 5,637 ft · 1.6 mi high 5,663 ft

Along the way CP2

Trailhead Joint Trail 5,318 ft Drive there

Lathrop Canyon

5.9 mi one way · about 500 ft of climbing · 1,800 ft of descent · 4,408 ft–6,124 ft · native surface · hiking

Views

6,005 ft 5,588 ft · 3.2 mi high 6,124 ft

Along the way Lathrop Canyon Overlook

Trailheads Lathrop Trail 4,405 ft Drive there · Lathrop Trail 6,003 ft Drive there

Maze Overlook Route

1.0 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 650 ft of descent · 4,528 ft–5,149 ft · native surface · hiking

5,149 ft 4,528 ft · 1.0 mi high 5,149 ft

Trailhead Maze Overlook 5,151 ft Drive there

Mesa Arch

0.7 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 100 ft of descent · 6,047 ft–6,167 ft · gravel surface · hiking

6,116 ft 6,152 ft · 0.2 mi high 6,156 ft

Trailhead Mesa Arch 6,145 ft Drive there

Murphy Hogback Loop

7.2 mi one way · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 4,810 ft–6,254 ft · native surface · hiking

Backcountry camps

4,810 ft 5,231 ft · 2.5 mi high 5,231 ft

Along the way Murphy B

Trailheads Murphy Trail 4,809 ft Drive there · Murphy Trail 6,254 ft Drive there · Murphy's Hogback 5,267 ft Drive there

Neck Spring

5.6 mi one way · about 700 ft of climbing · 5,582 ft–5,980 ft · native surface · hiking

5,791 ft 5,956 ft · 4.5 mi high 5,979 ft

Trailhead Neck Spring Trail 5,809 ft Drive there

Peekaboo

3.7 mi one way · about 700 ft of climbing · 5,057 ft–5,427 ft · native surface · hiking

5,065 ft 5,117 ft · 2.1 mi high 5,427 ft

Trailhead Peekaboo 5,038 ft Drive there

Pothole Point

0.5 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 5,056 ft–5,084 ft · native surface · hiking

5,082 ft 5,082 ft · 0.4 mi high 5,084 ft

Trailhead Pothole Point 5,066 ft Drive there

Salt Creek

21 mi one way · about 2,300 ft of climbing · 5,051 ft–7,065 ft · native surface · hiking

Backcountry camps

5,051 ft 5,394 ft · 6.7 mi high 5,394 ft

Along the way SC3 SC4

Trailheads Cathedral Butte 7,054 ft Drive there · Peekaboo 5,038 ft Drive there

Slickrock

1.7 mi one way · about 80 ft of climbing · 4,988 ft–5,043 ft · native surface · hiking

5,013 ft 5,007 ft · 0.6 mi high 5,016 ft

Trailhead Slickrock Trail 4,987 ft Drive there

South Fork Route

2.6 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 650 ft of descent · 4,857 ft–5,464 ft · native surface · hiking

5,464 ft 4,857 ft · 2.6 mi high 5,464 ft

Trailhead South Fork Horse Canyon 5,463 ft Drive there

Spur

5,694 ft–5,701 ft · native surface · hiking

5,701 ft 5,694 ft · 0.0 mi high 5,701 ft

Trailhead Upheaval Trail 5,700 ft Drive there

Syncline Loop

8.0 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 3,000 ft of descent · 4,237 ft–5,751 ft · native surface · hiking

5,702 ft 4,238 ft · 3.0 mi high 5,750 ft

Trailhead Crater Spur Trail 4,318 ft Drive there

The Plug Route

3.6 mi one way · about 300 ft of climbing · 1,200 ft of descent · 4,671 ft–5,521 ft · native surface · hiking

5,518 ft 4,671 ft · 3.6 mi high 5,518 ft

Trailhead Plug route 5,517 ft Drive there

Upheaval Canyon

3.4 mi one way · about 300 ft of climbing · 3,946 ft–4,238 ft · native surface · hiking

3,946 ft 4,237 ft · 3.4 mi high 4,237 ft

Trailhead Upheaval Canyon 3,946 ft Drive there

Whale Rock

0.4 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 5,715 ft–5,839 ft · native surface · hiking

5,715 ft 5,839 ft · 0.4 mi high 5,839 ft

Trailhead Whale Rock Trail 5,710 ft Drive there

Wilhite

5.7 mi one way · about 1,800 ft of climbing · 4,249 ft–5,932 ft · native surface · hiking

4,401 ft 5,036 ft · 2.4 mi high 5,036 ft

Trailheads Wilhite Trail 5,834 ft Drive there · Wilhite Trail 4,246 ft Drive there

1 more mapped segment without a name is on the map, not in the list.

More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.