Head east out of the town of Escalante about 5 miles on highway 12 until the well signed Hole in the Rock road on the south side of highway 12. Reset the odometer as you turn onto this road.

Head down the Hole in the Rock road for 3.4 miles to where the signed Cedar Wash Road leaves on the right (south) side. Reset your odometer as you turn onto the Cedar Wash Road. The road passes through private land, so be sure to stay on it. Not far from the Hole in The Rock road, a couple of spur roads leave on the left to a gravel pit, stay right on the Cedar Wash road. There are quite a few smaller side roads from here, but stay on the main Cedar Wash road.

After about a mile, a side road leaves on the left that may be a little confusing, stay right here on the more used Cedar Wash Road.

At 3.4 miles is a junction. If you have a 4wd, you can go left at this junction and follow the sandy road 0.2 miles to its end. This is the 4wd trailhead.

If not in a 4wd, continue straight on the Cedar Wash road to the next junction at mile 3.6, about 0.2 miles past the 4wd side road. This is the 2wd trailhead.

4WD Trailhead
From the parking area, follow a social trail that heads southwest down sand to slick rock. It is only about 500' from the parking area to where you are overlooking Cedar Wash Arch.

2WD Trailhead Hike
From the parking area, follow any one of several social trails that head south to the rim of the canyon, then follow the rim of the canyon east. You will get glimpses of the arch before reaching. This route is about 1/3 of a mile one way to the arch. Return the same way.