West Rim Trail
West Rim Trail is a 28.82-mile out-and-back foot trail in Zion National Park, Utah. It climbs 3,954 ft to a high point of 7,444 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.
- 14.41 mione way
- 28.82 miround trip
- 3,954 ftelevation gain
- 7,444 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
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From the National Park Service
West Rim to Scout Lookout · rated “strenuous hike”
Length (one way) | 1.9 mi (3 km) Elevation | Gain: 1187 ft (361.8 m) | Loss: 63 ft (19.2 m) Grade | Typical: 12.9% | Maximum: 43% | 67% of the trail is at an 8.3% or higher grade.
Read the official NPS description
The Park Service lists a shorter hike along this trail: West Rim to Scout Lookout, 3.8 mi round trip. The whole mapped trail is 28.82 mi.
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