The following cliffs will be closed to climbing beginning March 1, 2012: Angels Landing, Cable Mountain, The Great White Throne (beyond single- and double-pitched climbs), Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs), The Sentinel, Mountain of the Sun, North Twin Brother, Tunnel Wall, The East Temple, Mount Spry, The Streaked Wall, Mount Kinesava, and the Middle Fork of Taylor Creek. All other cliffs will remain open to climbing.
This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund,
and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates.
Beautiful fall colors up the Riverwalk Trail and i...
Description
Anything past the end of road roundabout on the Zion Canyon Seanic road. Follow the Riverwalk foot-trail up-stream until you reach your objective. The canyon has a north-south orientation, and the Riverwalk trail is as crowded as they come.
Getting There
Take the shuttle bus (or drive in the off-season) to the very end of the Zion Canyon Sceanic road. There is a parking area here, and restrooms. This area is known as the Temple of Sinewava. Follow the very popular Riverwalk trail up the Virgin river. This trail eventually leads one to the Zion narrows. Depending on how far up canyon your route is, the approach could range fron minutes to hours (and could even require swimming!).
The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Riverwalk Trail/ The Zion Narrows:
Freak Show 5.12 PG13 Trad, 8 pitches, 750 feet, Grade IV
Pitch 1: A silly bolted slab that ends at a sandy garden stance in bushes without any anchor or cracks to really build one.(feel free to add an anchor) 10/10+Pitch 2: Lace up your bowling shoes! Its the Brunswick pitch. It starts in a crack/flake system and climbs about 25 feet before clipping the first bolt (easily seen from the belay). The route then traverses 8 feet left to another crack system, and up 15 feet to another bolt before traversing to the right again. (don't get lured up above thi...[more]Browse More Classics in UT
Photos of The Riverwalk Trail/ The Zion Narrows Slideshow