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Weekend Warriors Arizona Hiking Guide
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If a challenging scramble to a box canyon dead end appeals to you, Fall canyon is your hike. This hike is accessed from a river rafting trip on the Colorado River. Fall Canyon is located at river mile 212 on river right. Be Aware of: Boulder hopping, scrambling, bush whacking. This is a moderate difficulty hike. 35 yr old Recommendation: Hard work for little reward. Unless you're camped here, I would recommend passing on this hike. Elevation change: 400 ft gain.
Distance: 2.0 miles round trip (to the dead end wall and back) Time: It took us about 2.5 hours total. Time of year: Spring, Winter, Fall. Solitude: Excellent. Not many trips stop at Fall Canyon. Map: Click here for map If you find yourself camped at Fall Canyon and looking for a way to get some exercise, you may enjoy hiking and scrambling to the dead end of this canyon. There is a great deal of boulder hopping here with a little bush whacking, so be prepared. You can get around the first limestone fall by bush whacking on creek left and going around. From this fall, it is not too much farther to the end of the hike. The turn around point is a dead end in the canyon marked by a 200 ft red wall fall. This is a nice place to relax and restore your energy before heading back to the beach.
[From the top of the first fall]
[Neat ledges]
[Engaging views in Fall Canyon]
We did this hike in October 2007. |
