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The backpacking trek from Burr Trail Road to Millers Creek is the best approach for many of the canyons located along the southern portion of the Waterpocket Fold.Trail Condition: Class 4 (Trail may have sections where a fall could result in death. A rope is often used for safety.)
Time: 3-5 hours
Length: 5.8 miles one way
Elevation Gain: 1,100 ft gain, 1,400 ft loss
Fees: None
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By Jeremy Dye
Jeremy Dye, Anthony Dye, Kevin Christensen, Jared Robertson, Ken McCarthy, Mark Burnham,
We got an early start on the hike out. We left at 7:30 and got back to the cars a few minutes before 10:00.
By Jeremy Dye
Jeremy Dye, Anthony Dye, Kevin Christensen, Jared Robertson,
This past Thursday we embarked to descend "The Animal Kingdom" canyons in Halls Creek. Jeremy Dye, Kevin Christensen, Jared Robertson and I met in Springville at 3:00pm to drive down. Leaving the Cars on the Burr Trail at 7:45 and started the extremely windy hike just as the sun was going down. We reached the top of the rubble pile (cliff ha ha) in total darkness. None of us had ever been there, and finding our way down to Halls Creek in the dark was an adventure of it's own. We were not on the obvious route that we found while exiting and at one point we lowered our packs with a rope so we could traverse a difficult section. We got to camp a few minutes before midnight and met up with Ken McCarthy and Mark Burnham who had hiked in a few hours ahead of us. They were both last minute additions to the team on a recommendation from an extremely competent friend, and they proved to be excellent teammates and fun companions, full of useful nature and mapping information, and riveting past adventure stories.
Camping at Halls Creek and Millers Creek Confluence
Escalante River Primitive Camp 1
Escalante River Primitive Camp 2
Fence Canyon Primitive Camping
Iceberg Canyon Primitive Camping
Navajo Canyon Primitive Camping
Stud Horse Point Primitive Camping
Baboon Laughs Canyon (aka Laughing Baboon Canyon)
Poe Canyon (aka Smiling Cricket Canyon)
Early Weed Bench to Escalante River
Escalante River to Early Weed Bench
Lee's Ferry Historic District River Trail
Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center