Double Arch Trail★5.0

Double Arch

Double Arch

Close-set pair of natural arches in Arches National and is one of the more known features of the park

General Information
Length:
0.6 mile roundtrip
Elevation Gain:
95 feet
Pet Policy:
Pets NOT allowed on trails
Seasons:
All year
Trailhead:
Parking lot at Double Arch
Location:
Double Arch, Arches National Park, UT
Website:
Double Arch, Arches National Park, UT

How to Get There

From Moab (18 mi): Drive north on US-191, turn right onto Arches Entrance Road, follow the scenic drive to the Windows Section turnoff, and continue to the Double Arch parking area at the end of the spur road.

Overview

Double Arch is a pothole arch, formed by water erosion from above rather than from the side like most of the park's arches, two massive spans joined at one end, with the larger reaching about 112 feet high and 144 feet across. A half-mile round trip path from the parking area leads to it, and you can walk under the arches and scramble up. It appears briefly in the opening of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Double Arch (Utah)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0