Overview

Hype:

Double O Arch is actually two arches stacked on top of each other. The arch is located in the Devils Garden portion of Aches National Park approximately 1 mile past Landscape Arch or 2 miles fron the trailhead.

Trail Condition: Class 2 (Trail may have tree roots or rocks jutting out. Navigation skills may consist of following rock cairns and choosing turns at junctions. Elevation gains may be more substantial.)

Time: 1.5-2 hours

Length: 2.8 miles one way

Elevation Gain: 200 ft

Fees: Entrance fee

Recommended Ages:

0-3
4-11
12-19
20-49
50-69
70+

Recommended Months to Visit:

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Features:
  • Arches
  • No Drinking Water
  • Marked Trails
  • No Restrooms
  • Road Access is Paved
  • Access Road is 2WD Accessible
  • Interpretive Signs
  • Viewpoint, Overlooks, Vistas
  • Hiking Trails
  • Wildflowers and Vegitation
  • Wildlife and Birding

Getting There

Navigate to 38.782867, -109.595032.

Location

Closest City or Region: Arches National Park, Utah

Coordinates: 38.782867, -109.595032

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April 13, 2012 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Zac Dye, Bryce Ball,

Story

After hiking to Landscape Arch, we continued on to Double O Arch. The sign says it's a primitive trail with difficult hiking, but we think that must mean for people in wheelchairs because the trail was anything but primitive. OK, so maybe it did involve climbing some rock fins, but nothing that required the use of hands. And if it this was primitive, there wouldn't be nice steps cut into the rock.

The trail gives you the option of detouring to Partition Arch and Navajo Arch, but we saved those for another trip.

One of the coolest things about the hike to Double O Arch was the view into Devils Garden. You're way up high on a rock fin, and you can see the whole valley. It's an awesome view.

The next fin takes you to a view of Black Arch.

We got to Double O Arch after about an hour and twenty minutes. Obviously it could be done a lot quicker, but we were enjoying the view along the way.

Double O Arch is an interesting double arch. There is a large hole at the bottom and an even larger hole at the top. The bottom arch is kind of hard to see in the pictures because there are some trees in the way.

Pictures