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Backpacker Magazine Capitol Reef National Park: Chimney Rock to Fremont River 

Pinched slot canyons, neck-craning cliffs and cottonwood groves highlight this strenuous 9.9-mile shuttle hike in Utah's redrock country.


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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 10 Jan 2008 10:37:45 PM
Activity: Hiking
State: Utah (UT)
Distance: 9.91 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 4772 ft
Total Loss: 5593 ft
Net Change: -821 ft
Difficulty: 8 / 10
Tags: Utah, Capitol Reef National Park, National Park, Teasdale, Torrey
Rating:   2 rating(s) Rate it

Mapped by Steve Howe

TO TRAILHEAD: Start: From Main St. and Center St. in Torrey, UT, take UT 24 E for 7.8 mi. to Chimney Rock trailhead parking. End: From Torrey, UT, drive 14.5 mi. to pullouts near milepost 83. Note: Check Fremont River's levels during shuttle drop-off.

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Tracks

SCT01

Distance: 9.91 mi Points: 1505
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Spring Canyon

Points of Interest

SCT001

Location: 38.315716, -111.304016
Follow Chimney Rock Loop Trail to the NE

SCT002

Location: 38.317551, -111.298302
Stay L @ marked Y, heading E where Chimney Rock Loop Trail diverges. Ahead, wrinkled slopes on R rise up to Mummy Cliff

SCT003

Location: 38.317368, -111.284897
L @ T, leaving Chimney Rock Loop Trail. Follow canyon's course NE

SCT004

Location: 38.319149, -111.281754
Stay R, heading NE in rocky wash. Large side canyon on L offers good bouldering with sandy landings

SCT005

Location: 38.323051, -111.273750
Turn R (E) where another side canyon enters on L

SCT006

Location: 38.324383, -111.263481
Turn R (SE) @ signed Y with Spring Canyon and walk downstream

SCT007

Location: 38.319168, -111.250420
Navigate the narrows: Go L, and connect cairns on exposed footpath along slickrock bench. Note: This route bypasses two 10-ft. dry falls that require steep down-climbs and murky pool swims

SCT008

Location: 38.317184, -111.247169
Narrows end; steep bypass trail descends back to wash

SCT009

Location: 38.313282, -111.242699
Stay L (E) where side canyon merges with Spring Canyon. In next mi., pass occasional cottonwood groves

SCT010

Location: 38.307957, -111.226830
Springs emerge from boulder pile and flow .25 mi. down canyon; water quality improves downstream (safer drinking water)

SCT011

Location: 38.298847, -111.212692
Spring Canyon snakes to the S toward the Fremont River

SCT012

Location: 38.285183, -111.197815
Ford knee-deep Fremont River (caution: river may be deeper, faster during flood conditions). In 400 ft., turn R onto UT 24

SCT013

Location: 38.283634, -111.199203
Pick up 2nd car @ unmarked turnout (E of milepost 83) for 7-mi. ride back to trailhead

Rock Monolith

Location: 38.317497, -111.248970
© Steve Howe

Rock-Strewn Wash

Location: 38.318871, -111.250069
© Steve Howe

The Narrows

Location: 38.318001, -111.250069
© Steve Howe

Spring Canyon

Location: 38.301453, -111.222343
© Steve Howe

Cottonwood Grove

Location: 38.307865, -111.226006
© Steve Howe

Lone Boulder

Location: 38.306034, -111.225731
© Steve Howe

Rising Rock Formations

Location: 38.301819, -111.218040
© Steve Howe

Sandy Wash

Location: 38.298523, -111.211990
© Steve Howe

Canyon Walls

Location: 38.296692, -111.212540
© Steve Howe

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