
Cedar Wash Arch
Hole In The Rock Road
Overview
Sat 88 | 60 |
Sun 89 | 58 |
Mon 92 | 61 |
Tue 90 | 67 |
Wed 89 | 63 |
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Sat 88 | 60 |
Sun 89 | 58 |
Mon 92 | 61 |
Tue 90 | 67 |
Wed 89 | 63 |
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Cedar Wash Arch is relatively small, with about a 5 m ( 17 ft. ) span, but quite scenic in its shape along the cliff face. This is a short walk, taking less than 5 minutes round-trip from the trailhead to the arch and back. I highly recommend if visiting this arch to visit the Covered Wagon Natural Bridge. It is nearby, and also a short outing.
Getting There
Head east out of the town of Escalante about 5 miles on highway 12 until the well signed Hole in the Rock road on the south side of highway 12. Reset the odometer as you turn onto this road.
Head down the Hole in the Rock road for 3.4 miles to where the signed Cedar Wash Road leaves on the right (south) side. Reset your odometer as you turn onto the Cedar Wash Road. The road passes through private land, so be sure to stay on it. Not far from the Hole in The Rock road, a couple of spur roads leave on the left to a gravel pit, stay right on the Cedar Wash road. There are quite a few smaller side roads from here, but stay on the main Cedar Wash road.
After about a mile, a side road leaves on the left that may be a little confusing, stay right here on the more used Cedar Wash Road.
At 3.4 miles is a junction. If you have a 4wd, you can go left at this junction and follow the sandy road 0.2 miles to its end. This is the 4wd trailhead.
If not in a 4wd, continue straight on the Cedar Wash road to the next junction at mile 3.6, about 0.2 miles past the 4wd side road. This is the 2wd trailhead.
Route
4WD Trailhead
From the parking area, follow a social trail that heads southwest down sand to slick rock. It is only about 500' from the parking area to where you are overlooking Cedar Wash Arch.
2WD Trailhead Hike
From the parking area, follow any one of several social trails that head south to the rim of the canyon, then follow the rim of the canyon east. You will get glimpses of the arch before reaching. This route is about 1/3 of a mile one way to the arch. Return the same way.
4wd Trailhead |
12S 452487E 4168422N 37°39'42"N 111°32'19"W |
Overlook |
12S 452404E 4168324N 37°39'39"N 111°32'23"W |
Cedar Wash Arch |
12S 452324E 4168322N 37°39'39"N 111°32'26"W |
2wd Trailhead |
12S 451963E 4168387N 37°39'41"N 111°32'41"W |