Mesa Arch Loop Trail

Home Up Arches National Park Hidden Valley TrailAlberta Arizona California Colorado Florida Nevada New Mexico Texas
 

 

"Utah's National Parks" by Ron Adkinson and published by Wilderness Press

 

Trip 4 - Mesa Arch Loop Trail

Distance:                 0.5 miles, loop trail

Elevation Change:    6040/6180 feet

Suited For:               Walk

Difficulty:                Easy

Hazards:                  Steep cliffs behind Mesa Arch

Introduction:    This easy and popular self-guided nature trail passes a typical array of mesa-top vegetation and leads to Mesa Arch, a small but beautiful span formed in the Navajo Sandstone at the very rim of the mesa.  The frame is a photographers delight, as it frames a dramatic picture of the rugged Colorado River canyon, and the lofty summits of the La Sal Mountains..

June 13, 2003

Here's the pics (Click on the picture to see full size):

These are low res pictures.  I can send you higher quality pictures if you want them

 

Trailhead Sign

The Trail

Mesa Arch

View from the top of Mesa Arch

View from the top of Mesa Arch

View from the top of Mesa Arch

(Long way Down)

\

Cactus Flower