Canyonlands National Park · Utah

Shot Canyon / Water Canyon

4.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 750 ft of climbing · 1,100 ft of descent · 4,578 ft–5,446 ft · native surface · hiking

Trailhead Chimney Rock 5,450 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the Chimney Rock

Petes Mesa Ridge Route · 4.1 mi
Chimney Rock to Plug Route · 2.3 mi

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.