Canyoneering Route Description List
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona - Utah.
3A III is rated for doing the canyon to the top of the Big
Drop then ascending back out.
4A III R is rated for doing the complete canyon down the Big
Drop then to the river.
Distance - 4.1 miles total, 3.4 miles
technical.
Rappels - 12 total, longest rap 300' plus
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada.
Hidden Falls Canyon - Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. 3B II
(maybe a III)
Distance - 5.9 miles total, 1.4 miles
technical.
Rappels - 6 total, longest rap 120'
Icebox
Canyon - Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. 3B II
Distance - 4 miles total, 200 feet
technical.
Rappels - 2 total, longest rap 160'
Distance - 8.0 miles total, 1.9 miles
technical.
Rappels - 23 total, longest rap 190'
Distance - 3.7 miles total, 0.7 miles
technical.
Rappels - 11 total, longest rap 190'
Zion National Park, Utah.
Behunin
Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 6.8 miles total, 2.2 miles
technical.
Rappels - 9 total, longest rap 170'
Birch
Hollow - Zion National Park, Utah. 3A IV
Distance - 9.6 miles total, 0.8 miles
technical.
Rappels - 10 total, longest rap 100' (2
extra raps if exiting down Orderville)
Das-Boot - Zion National Park, Utah. 3A IV
Distance - 7.3 miles total, 0.6 miles
technical - exiting up the standard Subway approach.
Rappels - 4 total, longest rap 25'
Distance - 4.7 miles total, 0.9 miles
technical.
Rappels - 7 total, longest rap 20'
Englestead Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 4B
III R
Distance - 7.4 miles total, 5 miles
technical.
Rappels - 11 total, longest rap 290 feet
(Rap 1 feels like you are dropping into the belly of the
Earth.)
10 rappels in Englestead and 1 in lower Orderville Canyon if
exiting down canyon via the Zion Narrows.
Fat
Man's Misery - Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 9.25 miles total, 1.6 miles
technical.
Rappels - 4 total, longest rap 50'
Heaps
Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 4B IV (or V) R
or X
Distance - 11.6 miles total from Lava Point
OR 10 miles total from Angel's Landing trail, 3.3 miles
technical.
Rappels - 20 total, longest rap 290'
Information in this route description is vague, since little
good beta was collected. This was my second ever
canyon. To read a quick account of that trip check out
"Heaps
- Through the Eyes of a Beginner Canyoneer".
Hidden Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3A III
Distance - 6 miles total, 1.7 miles
technical.
Rappels - 7 total, longest rap 100'
Icebox Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3A IV
Distance - 13 miles total, 2.9 miles
technical.
Rappels - 9 total, longest rap 150'
(Getting down the North Entry is 5 of the 9 raps. 1A thru
1E)
Imlay
Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance from Lava Point -
11.4 miles Total, 3.2 miles Technical
Distance from Angel's Landing Trailhead -
13.1 miles Total, 3.2 miles Technical.
Rappels - 46 Rappels, Longest Rappel 170 feet.
Keyhole
Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 0.7 miles total, 0.2 miles
technical.
Rappels - 2 total, longest rap 60' (unless
rap 2 is done as two separate raps of 30' each.)
Lodge
Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 4.6 miles total, 1.3 miles
technical.
Rappels - 6 total, longest rap 200'
Distance includes mileage for side trips to Mountain of the
Sun and to a cool cave to the side of the canyon.
Mystery
Canyon - Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 7.6 miles Total, 1.8 miles
Technical (starting from Weeping Rock trailhead).
Rappels - 11 total, longest rap 135'
Distance - 1.3 miles total, 0.4 miles
technical.
Rappels - 5 total, longest rap 85'.
(was 100' until a rock fall below rap 5 in 2009)
Spearhead
Canyon
- Zion National Park, Utah. Rating Undetermined
Distance - 7.0 miles to the head of the
canyon. Additional miles for completing the canyon or
retreating back down Behunin.
Rappels - Scouting trip to head is all that
has been done. No rappel info available.
Spry Canyon
- Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 2.9 miles total, 1.3 miles
technical.
Rappels - 11 total, longest rap 190'
The Subway
- Zion National Park, Utah. 3B III
Distance - 7.8 miles total, 1.3 miles
technical.
Rappels - 4 total, longest rap 25'
Telephone Canyon
- Zion National Park, Utah. 3A III
Distance - 9.6 miles total, 0.8 miles
technical.
Rappels - 13 total, longest rap 160'
Death Valley National Park, California.
Rick Kent has spent a lot of time
exploring the possible canyon routes in Death Valley and has
recently (as of 2010) led many first descents down canyons.
I have been fortunate enough to have been invited on a few
of those trips. A huge thank you goes out to Rick for
opening so many new routes in Death Valley for canyoneers to
explore. Next to some of the canyons listed here you
will see an RK indicating Rick is largely if not completely
responsible for the first descent of the canyon.
Bad Canyon
- Death Valley National Park, California. 3A III
Distance Via Bad Water Road - 6.7 miles Total, 2.8 miles Technical
Distance Via Dante's View - Unk miles Total, Unk miles Technical
Rappels - 11 total, longest rap 180'
Brimstone Canyon - Death Valley National Park, California.
3A III
RK
Distance - 8.5 miles Total, 2.5 miles Technical
Rappels - 12 total, longest rap 200'
Coffin Canyon - Death Valley National Park, California.
3A II
Distance - 3.7 miles Total, 1.2 miles Technical
Rappels - 5 total, longest rap 190'
Foundry Canyon
- Death Valley National Park, California. 3A III
RK
Distance - 7.3 miles Total, 4.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 15 total, longest rap 280'.
Big raps can be bypassed and only 200 foot ropes used. See
route description.
But note you will miss out on some fun rappels if you bypass
the big drops.
Styx Canyon
- Death Valley National Park, California. 3A III
Distance - 7.1 miles Total, 6.4 miles Technical
Rappels - 15 total, longest rap 100'
13 raps in Styx Canyon and 2 raps in Upper Coffin Canyon as
part of approach.
Dixie National Forest, Utah.
Benson Creek Canyon
- Dixie National Forest (Cedar City Dist.), Utah. 3B II
Full route Distance - 3.3 miles total, 0.2 miles
technical.
Rappels - 4 total, longest rap 105'
Coconino National Forest, Arizona. Mogollon Rim.
Flintstone Canyon
- Coconino National Forest, Arizona. 3B III
Distance - 9.2 miles total, 0.85 miles
technical.
Rappels - 6 total, longest rap 180'
Escalante National Monument, Utah. (Grand Staircase)
Distance - 2.9 miles total, 0.6 miles
technical.
Rappels - 0 total, longest rap N/A
Valley of Fire state park, Nevada.
Fire Canyon
- Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. 2A I
Distance - 4.8 miles total, 1.7 miles
technical.
Rappels - 0 total, longest rap N/A
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