Zion National Park · Utah

Angels Landing Trail

0.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 700 ft of climbing · 5,191 ft–5,786 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

5,333 ft 5,784 ft · 0.4 mi high 5,786 ft

Angels Landing the Park Service's write-up

1-2 Hours · no dogs · entrance fee applies · reservation required

Start Kayenta & West Rim Trailhead

A hiker in a blue shirt holds onto chains as they traverse a sandstone cliff.
Hiker holds onto the chains of the Angels Landing Trail. Photo: NPS

On and after April 1, 2022 hikers continuing to Angels Landing from Scout Lookout are required to have a permit , obtained on recreation.gov.

The strenuous, challenging trail follows a steep, narrow ridge with uneven steps cut into the rock and chains anchored intermittently along the route. You must navigate a trail only a few feet wide in some areas, with exposed edges and sheer drop-offs of as much as 1,000 feet on each side. Please watch your footing and exercise extreme caution at all times. Be ready to yield to other hikers, as the trail is only wide enough for one person in many places. At the end of the hike, the trail widens slightly and there are areas to rest, snack, and soak in the spectacular views of Zion Canyon.

Restrooms are available at Scout Lookout and The Grotto. Water filling stations are also available at The Grotto.

Accessibility Trail is unpaved, rocky, and less than 3 ft (1 m) wide in many sections. Chains act as handrails for multiple sections, with long drop-offs. Hiking traffic moves in both directions in limited space.

This hike on nps.gov

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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.