What a hike. It was the perfect hike for our last day in the park. We started at Weeping Rock Trailhead and completed both Observation Point Trail and as far as we wished to go on the Hidden Canyon Trail. This post will be about Observation Point.
The best way to describe it is to say that you gain 2100 feet in 4 miles. It is through the most beautiful areas and every time you round a switchback the view becomes better and better. Always fun was the brief part through the aptly-named Echo Canyon where you can, of course, play with your echo. You keep passing other trails - East Rim Trail, East Mesa Trail - wondering when you will find some sweet relief from the trail that just keeps going and going and going. When you do, though, it really is perfect. (Can I say that enough?) You can look straight down Zion Canyon, and even down onto Angel's Landing, another popular hike in the park.
Hike details (completed in conjunction with the Hidden Canyon hike):
Total Distance: 8 miles (+ 2 miles on the Hidden Canyon hike)
Total Time: It took us about 5 hours.
Elevation Change: +2,148 net elevation gain.
Starting Elevation: 4360 ft.
Ending Elevation: 6508 ft.
Hiked on Monday, September 10, 2012.
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| J points out the mesa that includes Observation Point. The very south point of this mesa is the final stop on the trail. |
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