Upper Emerald Pools Trail

Upper Emerald Pools Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back foot trail in Zion National Park, Utah. It climbs 76 ft to a high point of 4,613 ft. Difficulty: moderate, rated by the National Park Service. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 0.44 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone.

From the National Park Service

Upper Emerald Pools Trail · rated “moderate hike”
Upper Emerald Pools Trail is a moderate, 1 mile (1.6 km) trail that can be accessed via the Kayenta Trail, Lower Emerald Pools Trail, or Middle Emerald Pools Trail.
Read the official NPS description

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