Back To Arch Tower and Cave Canyon - Northern Reef
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12/07/2024
Went out on 12/7/24 to do this loop. I had done it once before in the spring last year and loved it, couldn't wait to go back! We spent hours admiring the views and scenery in the canyons. Lots of evidence of bighorn sheep toward the top of the swell, so keep your eyes open! The road to the trailhead was rough in places and definitely required high clearance. We hiked through no problem until the dryfall with a large chockstone in Arch Tower Canyon (about at 38.991707, -110.411566). It was full of water/ice at least chest deep. We did not find an obvious bypass on either side of it, and with daylight running out decided our best bet was to go back the way we came. It made for a long day but we were able to reverse everything fairly easily, including the old ladder/rock stack move in Cave Canyon. If anyone has more beta on how exactly to bypass that particular spot in Arch Tower I'd love to hear more about it! |
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10/12/2020
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11/12/2017
Completed in 6 hours with 4 people. Description was accurate and the route went exactly as planned. The middle section is in the sun and would be a real hot one in the summer. |
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04/21/2017
weather was good. took some route finding as we took a wrong canyon turn. |
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04/09/2016
Me Nicole, Brandon, Tyler, and Grand. Everyone said that this was one of their favorites. Challenging enough to be entertaining. One of the Best Views I've seen, the bridge was cool, and it was different from other hikes. Very green in lower sections. I would bring anyone except for those who would be troubled by the long hike. No signed roads on way in. 4x4 road on the way in was fun to drive. Grants tracked this hike to be 11 miles and the mileage quoted on the way in is off quite a bit. |