Canyoneering Route Description List:
Escalante National Monument, Utah.

Canyons in the Long Canyon and The Gulch Area

Midget Rattler Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A II(III)

Time Required - 3 to 4 hours
Distance - 3.3 miles Total, 0.5 miles Technical
Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 95 feet.
Elevation Range - 5575 - 6120 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger Permit Required - No

Canyons in the Death Hollow area

Micro Death Hollow Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A(B) III

Time Required - 4 to 6 hours
Distance - 3.1 miles Total, 0.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 270 feet.  A 300 foot rope left at rap 1 and shorter ropes carried in canyon (see comments)
Elevation Range - 5930 - 5360 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger Permit Required - No

Canyons accessed via the Old Sheffield Road (Spencer Flats)

Drill Hole Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A II

Time Required - 3 to 4 hours
Distance - 4.2 miles Total, 1.1 miles Technical
Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 110 feet.
Elevation Range - 5730 - 5180 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Miles Vehicle - Passenger carefully driven - High Clearance helpful Permit Required - No

Spencer Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3(B) II(III)

Time Required - 5 to 6 hours
Distance - 4.8 miles Total, 1.4 miles Technical
Rappels - 0 to 5 Rappels, Longest Rappel 70 feet.  Entry Fork 2 - no raps but has 40 foot handline.  Entry Fork 1 - 3 to 5 raps.
Elevation Range - 5790 - 5160 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

TOD ( Temple Of Doom) Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3(4)B III

Time Required - 7 to 9 hours
Distance - 6.6 miles Total, 0.7 miles Technical
Rappels - 4 Rappels, Longest Rappel 85 feet.
Elevation Range - 5790 - 4910 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Canyons accessed via Wolverine Loop Road

Bown Eye Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A(B) III

Time Required - 7 - 9 hours
Distance - 8.1 miles Total, 0.3 miles Technical
Rappels - 5 Rappels, Longest Rappel 80 feet.  Longest vertical drop is less but one rap can use 80 feet of rope travel.
Elevation Range - 5475 - 6380 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger, if bad road conditions High Clearance Permit Required - No

Bown Bottom Slot - non-technical
If adding a trip down Bown Bottom Slot add the below time and mileages
Added Time - 1 hour
Added Distance - 0.8 miles

Bown Star Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A(B) III

Bown Star - Left Fork
Time Required - 8 to 10 hours
Distance - 7.2 miles Total, 0.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 5 Rappels, Longest Rappel 50 feet.

Bown Star - Right Fork
Time Required - 8 to 10 hours
Distance - 7.5 miles Total, 0.7 miles Technical
Rappels - 7 Rappels, Longest Rappel 70 feet.

Bown Bottom Slot - non-technical
If adding a trip down Bown Bottom Slot add the below time and mileages
Added Time - 1 hour
Added Distance - 0.8 miles

All route options
Elevation Range - 5475 - 6380 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger, if bad road conditions High Clearance Permit Required - No

Holy Cow Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A(B) III

Time Required - 6 to 8 hours
Distance - 4.3 miles Total, 0.5 miles Technical
Rappels - 6 Rappels, Longest Rappel 100 feet.  Will need 120 foot rope.
Elevation Range - 5425 - 6125 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger, if bad road conditions High Clearance Permit Required - No

Pork Chop Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A(B) IV

Time Required - 11 to 13 hours
Distance - 10.2 miles Total, 2.4 miles Technical
Rappels - 5 Rappels, Longest Rappel 70 feet.
Elevation Range - 5570 - 6590 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance or carefully driven passenger car Permit Required - No

Sad Cow Disease Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A III

Time Required - 4.5 to 6.5 hours
Distance - 9.2 miles Total, 0.4 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 100 feet.  Longest rap actually less but will need this much rope.
Elevation Range - 5300 - 5550 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger, if bad road conditions High Clearance Permit Required - No

Upper Neon Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A(B) IV

Time Required - 11 to 13 hours
Distance - 10.3 miles Total, 3.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 6 Rappels, Longest Rappel 160 feet.
Elevation Range - 4880 - 5860 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance or carefully driven passenger car Permit Required - No

Canyons accessed via Hole in the Rock Road

Big Tony - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4B IV R (X)

Time Required - 9 to 11 hours
Distance - 6.9 miles Total, 0.9 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 70 feet.
Elevation Range - 4155 - 4720 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD incase deep sand issues. Permit Required - No

Brimstone Lower - The Beast - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A I(II) R

Time Required - 4 to 5 hours for The Beast only - Can be combined with other routes in the area to fill out the day.
Distance - 6.7 miles Total, 0.8 miles Technical
Rappels - 0 Rappels, Longest Rappel N/A feet.
Elevation Range - 4965 - 4600 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger - High Clearance Permit Required - No

DDI Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A(B) IV (X)

Time Required - 8 to 11 hours
Distance - 6.5 miles Total, 0.7 miles Technical
Rappels - 4 Rappels, Longest Rappel 85 feet.
Elevation Range - 4600 - 4140 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Egypt 1 - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A I

Time Required - 2 to 4 hours
Distance - 1.7 miles Total, 0.8 miles Technical
Rappels - 0 to 4 Rappels (depending on skill level), Longest Rappel 30 feet.
Elevation Range - 5270 - 4940 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance recommended, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Egypt 1.5 - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A I

Time Required - 2 to 4 hours
Distance - 1.1 miles Total, 0.5 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 25 feet. (a couple of downclimbs could also have anchors show up one day)
Elevation Range - 5350 - 5030 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance recommended, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Egypt 2 - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A I

Time Required - 2.5 to 4 hours
Distance - 2.9 miles Total, 1.4 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 270 feet.
Elevation Range - 5390 - 4800 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Egypt 4 - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A III x

Time Required - 6.5 to 9 hours
Distance - 5.8 miles Total, 1.4 miles Technical
Rappels - 0 Rappels, Longest Rappel N/A  E4 has no rappels but is dangerous and difficult requiring solid stemming skills.
Elevation Range - 5680 - 4810 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Egypt 5 - Upper and Lower -
Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A(B) II (IV) X (X-)

Upper Egypt 5 Only -
    Time Required
- 4 to 6 hours
    Distance - 1.7 miles Total, 0.34 miles Technical
    Rappels - 1 Rappels, Longest Rappel 300 feet.
    Elevation Range - 5680 - 5080 Feet

Lower Egypt 5 Only -
    Time Required
- 6 to 7 hours
    Distance - 5.1 miles Total, 0.25 miles Technical
    Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 50 feet.
    Elevation Range - 5680 - 4740 Feet

Upper and Lower Egypt 5  -
    Time Required
- 9 to 10
    Distance - 5 miles Total, 0.59 miles Technical
    Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 300 feet.
    Elevation Range - 5680 - 4740 Feet

Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance recommended, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

East Scorpion Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah. 4B III R

Time Required - 6 to 8 hours
Distance - 7.3 miles Total, 0.8 miles Technical
Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 35 feet.  (but have a 55 foot rope)
Elevation Range - 4400 - 4750 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger - High Clearance if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Frosted Flakes Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah. 4A(B) III R+(X-)

Time Required - 6 to 8 hours
Distance - 7.4 miles Total, 0.8 miles Technical
Rappels - 3 Rappels, Longest Rappel 140 feet.
Elevation Range - 4155 - 4800 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Headless Hen and Raven Canyons - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah. 
Raven Canyon 3A(B) III R
Headless Hen Canyon 4B III

Time Required - 8 to 11 - -  combining Raven and Headless Hen.
Distance - 6.1 miles Total, 1.5 miles Technical  - - combining Raven and Headless Hen.
Rappels - 0 Rappels, Lots of short raps or downclimbs into potholes and pothole escape work.
Elevation Range - 4720 - 4250 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD incase deep sand issues.
Permit Required -
No

Mumbai Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A(B) IV X

Time Required - 11 to 14 hours
Distance - 13.1 miles Total, 0.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 90 feet.  (bring a 120 foot rope though - see general comments below)
Elevation Range - 4230 - 3720 Feet
Shuttle Required - No  Vehicle - Carefully driven Passenger Car - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Neon Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3B III (IV)

Time Required - 9 to 12 hours
Distance - 10.2 miles Total, 1.1 miles Technical (using the Fork Chop Entry)
Rappels - 4 Rappels, Longest Rappel 95 feet. using the Fork Chop entry.
Elevation Range - 5620 - 4560 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance Permit Required - No for day use - Yes for overnight trips (free permit at trailhead)

Red Breaks Loop - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  3A III

Time Required - 6.5 to 8.5 hours
Distance - 2.8 miles Total, 8.7 miles Technical
Rappels - 1 Rappels, Longest Rappel 20 feet.
Elevation Range - 4970 - 5710 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Miles Vehicle - Passenger Permit Required - No

ROC - Rabbit of Caerbonnog - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A I(II) R+

Time Required - 3 to 4 hours for ROC only - Can be combined with other routes in the area to fill out the day.
Distance - 5 miles Total, 0.3 miles Technical
Rappels - 0 Rappels, Longest Rappel N/A feet.
Elevation Range - 4965 - 4600 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger - High Clearance Permit Required - No

Sandslide Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  2(3)A I(II)

Time Required - 2 to 4 hours
Distance - 3.7 miles Total, 0.7 miles Technical
Rappels - 1 Rappels, Longest Rappel 110 feet.  The rappel is only 90 feet but you will need about 110 feet of rope for it.
Elevation Range - 4530 - 4770 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Miles Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD suggested Permit Required - No

Spooky and Peekaboo
(optional Eerie Slot)
- Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  2A I

Time Required - 3 to 5 hours
Distance - 2.9 miles Total, 0.6 miles Technical 
Add a 0.5 to 1.0 mile if doing the side trip through Eerie Slot
Rappels - 0 Rappels, Longest Rappel N/A feet.
Elevation Range - 4966 - 4670 Feet
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - Passenger High Clearance Permit Required - No

BFS Canyon - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  4A X II

Time Required - 3.5 to 5 hours
Distance - 2.6 miles Total, 0.3 miles Technical
Rappels - 0 Rappels, Longest Rappel N/A feet.  (bring a couple 50 foot ropes though - see general comments below)
Elevation Range - 4710 - 4520 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No

Zebra and Tunnel Slots - Escalante Nat. Monument, Utah.  2A(B) II(III)

Time Required - 3 to 5 hours
Distance - 6.4 miles Total, 800 feet of scenic canyon
Rappels - 0 Rappels
Elevation Range - 5350 - 5110 Feet
Shuttle Required - No Vehicle - Passenger - High Clearance, 4WD if bad road conditions Permit Required - No