However in Arches, this is just one of hundreds! It’s also one of the quietest arches we visited (as it is a minor detour from the trail). This arch has a small cave like area behind it and would be pretty impressive in any other park in the world. Starting at the dumpsters/toilet block in the campground, the trail heads directly to Tapestry Arch. The trail takes you through the desert like landscape of Arches and is a lot more open than many of the other trails. Your route will partly depend on where you can find a parking space because even in low season it gets really busy here! We’d recommend starting at the car park at Sand Dune Arch instead. Our route although recommended to us by a ranger spends a fair amount of time walking through the campground, which although not unpleasant seems unnecessary. We started this from the Campground (not necessarily the best place to do so!) and did a big loop taking in Tapestry Arch, Broken Arch and a hike through a small canyon and back to the start. If you’re looking for a longer walk, then the loop to Broken Arch is worth doing. Many people choose to embrace this even more by trying to find their own routes, but we simply enjoyed exploring the hidden arches, canyons and beautiful formations that you stumble across along the official route. It didn’t take long for the anxiety of the safety briefing to be replaced with the joy of trying to work our way through the endless dead ends and wrong turns. Difficulty: Rated as difficult by NPS due to slippery rock and extreme heat. However, we needn’t have worried as the Fiery Furnace was brilliant and we wish we’d find this concept in more parks! The reason we loved it so much was that it became like an adventure travel hunt, trying to find the route by scrambling up rocks, over ledges and looking for the arrows which lead the way (all of which was just challenging enough to be fun without entering the realm of being scary or in any way technical). General Overview of the Delicate Arch Trail: Length: 3 miles return trip (1.5 miles each way) Hike Time: 2 to 3 hours on average. Two mile trails don’t normally have so many warnings! Alternatively you can give it a go independently. From the top, the expansive views of the South Cascades are dominated by Mount Rainier, 20. The trip to the rock involves a 5.4 mile hike mainly on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) along a forested ridge to Arch Rock Spring, followed by a 0.6 mile boot trail to Arch Rock. You can join a ranger led walk if you book in advance but these spots can sell quickly and in low season only go once a week. Arch Rock is not an arch, but a rocky point on the ridge to the west of Arch Rock Spring in the Norse Peak Wilderness Area. We’ve never been on a trail which required a safety video before (!!!) The ranger we spoke to said he took five hours to get out on his first visit and they do not recommend you going in on your own if you haven’t been before. Before we started on the Fiery Furnace, we were a little nervous.
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