Starting elevation for many trails in capitol reef is around 5 000 feet 1524 meters which can make even easy.
Capitol reef national park hikes.
In the fruita area there are fifteen day hiking trails with trailheads located along utah highway 24 and the scenic drive.
It is less busy than the rest of them and has more of an overall wow factor than the other parks in utah.
Stopping to smell the flowers or in this case stopping to pick some fruit.
Hickman bridge just two miles east of the capitol reef visitor center the trailhead to hickman bridge offers hikers an easy spectacularly scenic trek.
Capitol reef national park has a natural sense of slowing down.
The canyon followed the meander bends of the powerful rivers that had carved the canyon and the left side of the gorge was in blessed shade while the right side was bathed in warm sunlight if you are heading to capitol reef national park this is one hiking trail that is well worth all your efforts to get out of your car and hike over.
After you ve had a hike or two to start your day stop by fruita to roam the u pick orchards or grab a baked pie from the gifford homestead.
Uneven ground but fairly level.
The strenuous golden throne trail offers views of impressive rock formations and capitol gorge.
Capitol reef national park is our favorite national park in utah.
These trails offer the hiker a wide variety of options from easy strolls over level ground to strenuous hikes involving steep climbs over.
A mix of steep grades and level sections.
The hickman bridge trail goes under and around the natural bridge and is considered moderate.
Steep grades uneven terrain and long steady climbs.
Our favorite hikes in capitol reef national park.