42 named trails · 112 miles · 12 trailheads · 0 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.
42 trails, A to Z.
3.3 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 550 ft of descent · 5,187 ft–5,693 ft · native surface · hiking
5,693 ft
5,187 ft · 3.2 mi
high 5,693 ft
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2.1 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 300 ft of descent · 5,241 ft–5,471 ft · native surface · hiking
5,440 ft
5,241 ft · 2.1 mi
high 5,469 ft
Trailhead Capitol Gorge Trailhead 5,439 ft Drive there
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0.2 mi one way · about 80 ft of climbing · 5,361 ft–5,442 ft · native surface · hiking
5,361 ft
5,428 ft · 0.2 mi
high 5,442 ft
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1.5 mi one way · about 600 ft of climbing · 5,396 ft–6,003 ft · native surface · hiking
5,396 ft
5,992 ft · 1.4 mi
high 6,003 ft
Trailhead Grad Wash / Cassidy Arch Trailhead 5,428 ft Drive there
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1.2 mi one way · about 300 ft of climbing · 6,409 ft–6,723 ft · native surface · hiking
6,409 ft
6,723 ft · 1.2 mi
high 6,723 ft
Trailhead Cathedrals Trailhead 6,405 ft Drive there
On the parks map
1.5 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 300 ft of descent · 5,890 ft–6,164 ft · native surface · hiking
6,164 ft
5,890 ft · 1.4 mi
high 6,164 ft
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0.5 mi one way · about 250 ft of climbing · 6,312 ft–6,571 ft · native surface · hiking
6,312 ft
6,571 ft · 0.4 mi
high 6,571 ft
Trailhead Chimney Rock Loop Trailhead 6,050 ft Drive there
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1.6 mi one way · about 350 ft of climbing · 5,369 ft–5,798 ft · native surface · hiking
5,446 ft
5,369 ft · 1.4 mi
high 5,798 ft
Trailhead Cohab Canyon Trailhead 5,445 ft Drive there
On the parks map
0.1 mi one way · 20 ft of descent · 5,776 ft–5,792 ft · native surface · hiking
5,792 ft
5,776 ft · 0.1 mi
high 5,792 ft
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3.2 mi one way · about 250 ft of climbing · 800 ft of descent · 5,157 ft–5,740 ft · native surface · hiking
5,730 ft
5,157 ft · 3.2 mi
high 5,730 ft
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2.2 mi one way · about 1,000 ft of climbing · 5,445 ft–6,491 ft · native surface · hiking
5,445 ft
6,491 ft · 2.1 mi
high 6,491 ft
Trailhead Fremont Gorge Overlook Trailhead 5,439 ft Drive there
On the parks map
1.0 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 450 ft of descent · 5,431 ft–5,917 ft · native surface · hiking
5,917 ft
5,448 ft · 0.9 mi
high 5,917 ft
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2.8 mi one way · about 1,000 ft of climbing · 5,650 ft–6,441 ft · native surface · hiking
5,650 ft
5,964 ft · 2.7 mi
high 6,438 ft
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1.8 mi one way · about 800 ft of climbing · 5,524 ft–6,132 ft · native surface · hiking
5,524 ft
5,863 ft · 1.2 mi
high 5,863 ft
Trailhead Golden Throne Trailhead 5,478 ft Drive there
On the parks map
0.1 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 6,323 ft–6,367 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
6,323 ft
6,363 ft · 0.1 mi
high 6,367 ft
Along the way Goosenecks Overlook
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8.2 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 600 ft of descent · 4,448 ft–4,857 ft · native surface · hiking
4,857 ft
4,643 ft · 4.6 mi
high 4,857 ft
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0.2 mi one way · 30 ft of descent · 5,392 ft–5,419 ft · native surface · hiking
5,419 ft
5,395 ft · 0.2 mi
high 5,419 ft
Trailhead Grad Wash / Cassidy Arch Trailhead 5,428 ft Drive there
On the parks map
1.7 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 300 ft of descent · 3,923 ft–4,197 ft · native surface · hiking
4,106 ft
3,923 ft · 1.6 mi
high 4,197 ft
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1.2 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 500 ft of descent · 4,882 ft–5,360 ft · native surface · hiking
5,360 ft
4,911 ft · 1.1 mi
high 5,360 ft
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1.0 mi one way · about 400 ft of climbing · 5,341 ft–5,702 ft · native surface · hiking
5,350 ft
5,569 ft · 0.6 mi
high 5,569 ft
Trailhead Hickman Bridge Trailhead 5,361 ft Drive there
On the parks map
3.8 mi one way · about 200 ft of climbing · 5,598 ft–5,808 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
5,808 ft
5,755 ft · 3.7 mi
high 5,808 ft
Along the way Lower South Desert
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0.5 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 5,861 ft–5,977 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
5,861 ft
5,977 ft · 0.5 mi
high 5,977 ft
Along the way Above Temples Viewpoint
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2.0 mi one way · about 600 ft of climbing · 4,846 ft–5,498 ft · native surface · hiking
5,252 ft
5,493 ft · 0.5 mi
high 5,498 ft
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12 mi one way · about 1,700 ft of climbing · 4,642 ft–5,664 ft · native surface · hiking
4,642 ft
5,648 ft · 12 mi
high 5,648 ft
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6.8 mi one way · about 350 ft of climbing · 1,000 ft of descent · 5,229 ft–5,879 ft · native surface · hiking
5,876 ft
5,229 ft · 6.7 mi
high 5,878 ft
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0.2 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 6,475 ft–6,500 ft · native surface · hiking
6,475 ft
6,500 ft · 0.2 mi
high 6,500 ft
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0.1 mi one way · 4,628 ft–4,630 ft · native surface · hiking
4,628 ft
4,630 ft · 0.1 mi
high 4,630 ft
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2.4 mi one way · about 800 ft of climbing · 6,318 ft–6,939 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
6,380 ft
6,939 ft · 2.3 mi
high 6,939 ft
Along the way Rim Overlook
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2.9 mi one way · about 1,100 ft of climbing · 5,847 ft–6,914 ft · native surface · hiking
6,345 ft
6,351 ft · 1.9 mi
high 6,914 ft
Trailhead Old Wagon Trail Loop Trailhead 5,850 ft Drive there
On the parks map
6.8 mi one way · about 950 ft of climbing · 5,520 ft–6,232 ft · native surface · hiking
5,520 ft
6,212 ft · 6.7 mi
high 6,212 ft
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2.6 mi one way · about 450 ft of climbing · 5,610 ft–6,007 ft · native surface · hiking
5,610 ft
6,007 ft · 2.6 mi
high 6,007 ft
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1.9 mi one way · about 900 ft of climbing · 5,470 ft–6,373 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
5,470 ft
6,373 ft · 1.8 mi
high 6,373 ft
Along the way Rim Overlook
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10 mi one way · about 1,900 ft of climbing · 5,206 ft–6,235 ft · native surface · hiking
5,233 ft
6,235 ft · 9.9 mi
high 6,235 ft
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0.4 mi one way · 150 ft of descent · 5,878 ft–6,002 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
6,002 ft
5,878 ft · 0.4 mi
high 6,002 ft
Along the way Strike Valley Overlook
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5.7 mi one way · about 90 ft of climbing · 700 ft of descent · 5,500 ft–6,086 ft · native surface · hiking
Visitor centers
6,086 ft
5,500 ft · 5.7 mi
high 6,086 ft
Along the way Capitol Reef Visitor Center
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0.4 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 6,348 ft–6,381 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
6,355 ft
6,372 ft · 0.4 mi
high 6,381 ft
Along the way Goosenecks Overlook
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1.1 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 450 ft of descent · 4,902 ft–5,328 ft · native surface · hiking
5,328 ft
4,911 ft · 1.1 mi
high 5,328 ft
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0.1 mi one way · 40 ft of descent · 6,851 ft–6,889 ft · native surface · hiking
Views Picnic areas
6,889 ft
6,851 ft · 0.1 mi
high 6,889 ft
Along the way Upper Cathedral Valley Picnic Area Upper Cathedral Valley
Trailhead Upper Cathedral Valley Trailhead 6,891 ft Drive there
On the parks map
7.7 mi one way · about 1,000 ft of climbing · 5,868 ft–6,655 ft · native surface · hiking
6,004 ft
6,002 ft · 5.8 mi
high 6,652 ft
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0.2 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 50 ft of descent · 6,828 ft–6,880 ft · native surface · hiking
Views
6,849 ft
6,828 ft · 0.2 mi
high 6,880 ft
Along the way Upper South Desert
Trailhead Upper South Desert Trailhead 6,853 ft Drive there
On the parks map
7.9 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 900 ft of descent · 5,879 ft–6,756 ft · native surface · hiking
6,754 ft
5,879 ft · 7.8 mi
high 6,754 ft
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1.2 mi one way · 70 ft of descent · 5,424 ft–5,495 ft · native surface · hiking
History Picnic areas
5,495 ft
5,430 ft · 1.2 mi
high 5,495 ft
Along the way Gifford House Doc Inglesby
Trailhead Fremont Gorge Overlook Trailhead 5,439 ft Drive there
On the parks map
Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.
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 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", 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.
