Escalante Route

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Some hikes in the Grand Canyon are simply iconic. Every trail and view is special, sure… natural wonder and all that. Some adventures just hit different. For masochistic athletes there is the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim, close to fifty miles in length, hiking from side of the canyon to the other and back again, using the main corridor trails for established water and restroom facilities. Backpackers looking for a more remote experience can do the Royal Arch Loop to the far west, with challenging scrambles and limited water availability. There’s also Beamer Trail that leads to the colorful Little Colorado River confluence, or the Nankoweap for a truly epic dayhike option to ancient graneries near Marble Canyon. My last few hikes in the Grand Canyon had been great on their own, although I had a second, secret agenda: training up for one of these iconic adventures, the Escalante Route.

Escalante Route on Jacob Emerick

Escalante Route