Bloody Hands Gap

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 4 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4956 - 5030 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Bloody Hands Gap
Fee: none
Attractions: pictographs

Bloody Hands Gap is located on the eastern edge of Capitol Reef National Park a little south of Notom, Utah. The gap gets its name from a pictograph panel that has 7 distinct right hands all painted in red. Ancient inhabitants probably traveled the route seasonally through the gap going to and from the lower elevations of the reef where winters are a little warmer to the higher ranges of the Henry Mountains where game animals are more plentiful.

Pleasant Creek Rock Art

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 5832 - 5885 feet
Cellphone: 0 bars
Time: 2 hrs.
Trailhead: Pleasant Creek
Fee: $20
Attractions: petroglyphs, pictographs

The Pleasant Creek Rock Art Site is located in the Capitol Reef National Park near Torrey, Utah. The site includes a large number of Fremont style petroglyphs that are enclosed by a pole fence. About 100 feet east of the main panels are several more large panels that sit higher up above the creek on a hill. Across the creek on the south side of the canyon there is also a pretty good panel of pictographs.

Chimney Rock

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 3.6 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 6068 - 6676 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 2 hrs. 15 mins.
Trailhead: Chimney Rock
Fee: $7 individual, $15/vehicle
Attractions: Scenic desert w/overlooks

The Chimney Rock trail is located in the Capitol Reef National Park near Torrey, Utah. The trail begins just off of Highway 24 and climbs to the top of the mesa above Chimney Rock and the Mummy Cliffs where it loops back around to Chimney Rock Canyon and returns to the trailhead. The Chimney Rock trail offers hikers views of the surrounding area from a vantage point that is almost 700 feet higher than the popular Panorama Point.

Capitol Reef National Park (13)

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Bloody Hands Gap   
Round trip distance: 4 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 4956 - 5030· Fee: none

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Capitol Gorge       
Round trip distance: 2-3 miles (Easy-Moderate)
Elevation: 4679 - 5466 feet · Fee: $20/vehicle

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Cassidy Arch       
Round trip distance: 3.4 miles (Strenuous)
Elevation: 5398 - 6036 feet · Fee: $20/vehicle

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Chimney Rock       
One-way distance: 3.6 miles (Moderate+)
Elevation: 6068 - 6676 feet · Fee: none

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Cohab Canyon       
Round trip distance: 1.7 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5335 - 5757 feet · Fee: none

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Fremont Petroglyphs       
Round trip distance: 0.4 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5362 - 5394 feet · Fee: none

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Fremont Gorge Overlook       
Round trip distance: 4.6 miles (Strenuous)
Elevation: 5429 - 6500 feet · Fee: none

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Fremont River Trail       
Round trip distance: 2.1 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5429 - 5917 feet · Fee: none

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Golden Throne       
Round trip distance: 4 miles (Strenuous)
Elevation: 5446 - 6147 feet · Fee: $20/vehicle

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Goosenecks Overlook       
Round trip distance: 0.2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 6323 - 6352 feet · Fee: none

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Hickman Bridge       
Round trip distance: 2 miles (Moderate)
Elevation: 5322 - 5696 feet · Fee: none

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Pleasant Creek Rock Art       
Round trip distance: 2 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 5832 - 5885 feet · Fee: $20/vehicle

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Sunset Point       
Round trip distance: 0.8 miles (Easy)
Elevation: 6323 - 6370 feet · Fee: none

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