SC1 - About 1.75 miles from the trailhead, a side canyon comes in on the left.  This one has some short narrows up higher but I thought it was not as dramatic or interesting as some of the canyons below. 

2.3 miles from the trailhead, the best narrows of Devil's Canyon are reached at a dry fall, where the canyon drops into a short section of narrows.  A social trail on the right follows the rim above the narrows. Once you are across from a side canyon, work down a level and then back up canyon. You can scramble in to the canyon bottom just below the dry fall this way. It is class 4 with about 4 m ( 14 ft. ) of exposure, some may want a spot. Be sure you are comfortable going both up and down this since you will need to climb back up it at the end of the hike. 

SC2 - 2.3 miles - The side canyon mentioned above that comes into the canyon from the left (looking down canyon) is gorgeous and fun to explore. You can get into it by climbing the 5.5-ish slab that has 5 m ( 17 ft. ) or so of exposure. If that seems too hard to climb, or you are worried about down climbing it, you can follow a social trail from the top of the dry fall that starts Devil's Canyon Narrows. The social trail on the left (looking down canyon), goes along the rim for a hundred feet or so, up a gully, then follows a horse trail south and reaches the side canyon right where it opens. You can explore down from the top as far as comfortable and return the same way. The side canyon has a couple of minor obstacles but nothing very difficult. 

The Devil's Canyon narrows are, unfortunately, short-lived but pretty. The canyon bends to the right and opens to a much broader canyon.  

SC3 - About 3 miles from the trailhead, SC3 comes in on the left. It is short and ends in a dry fall. Not particularly interesting. 

SC4 - About 3.6 miles a short side canyon comes in on the left. This has a very short narrow section and ends at a dryfall. 

SC5 - Just past SC4, at about 3.75 miles from the trailhead, is a wide canyon coming in on the left. I went up this canyon a bit. It is wide and deep walled. Pretty. 

Just down canyon from SC5, a short narrow side canyon is on the left a bit up from the Devil's Canyon floor. This is the only place I found water in this section of canyon. If you climb to the base of the small slot, there is a slickrock pool at its base that may hold water for a bit after recent rains, though don't count on it.  Please don't wade in, wash, or do anything with the water except filter it to drink. There were lots of big horn sheep tracks to it on my trip. It is likely one of their only water sources in the area. 

SC6 - About 5 miles from the trailhead, side canyon 6 comes in on the left. This, to me, was one of the best side canyons I visited. Hiking up the bottom, there are several great narrows sections, some with a fascinating red stripped rock layer. After a couple of wedged logs, the narrows culminate in a low-angle dry fall that is maybe 5 m ( 17 ft. ). The dry fall is low 5th class climbing and easily done by experienced desert scramblers, but above the dry fall, the canyon opens broadly and is less scenic. 

Below SC6 are a couple of towers high on the right. Not far below them, Devil's Canyon begins to narrow again and become quite scenic. 

SC7 comes in on the left about 7.7 miles from the trailhead.  I thought this was another very scenic side canyon. The narrows are not as dramatic as SC6, but the broader views above the canyon bottom are pretty.

SC8 comes in shortly down from SC7 at about 7.85 miles.  I didn't make it up this one very far due to time and water running short. There is a large boulder that you have to climb on the left, not far up. It may require some team work to surmount. Above looks interesting. 

SC9 the finally major side canyon comes in at about 8.7 miles. This is one of the longer side canyons and looks very pretty to visit. I ran short on time and water and didn't get to visit it. 

From SC9, the Navajo Sandstone walls of Devil's Canyon quickly subside and are replaced with lower, less dramatic slopes from the Carmel Formation.

It is about 11 miles (without any side canyons) from the trailhead to Devil's Canyon Spring on the right and some old water troughs. There are cattle and wild horses in the area, so filter water! Because of the wildlife that depends on the spring, I would recommend not camping right at the spring but giving space for the animals to be able to access it. 

Return the same way.