Marble Canyon Death Valley Day Hike

Marble canyon is filled with distinctive narrows and the towering canyon walls provide a sense of scale.

Marble canyon death valley day hike.

I would suggest base camping at the junction of dead horse and marble canyons and day hiking to and from goldbelt in one day. Trailhead in the first narrows view southwest. Nps dan kish. This great hike runs up the south fork of marble canyon into the death valley wilderness area for about 2 1 2 miles where much of the canyon is deep and narrow the gentle grade provides easy hiking and there is little to climb over.

Death valley national park is a year round hiking playground and as you might imagine offers even more options in the winter and spring than the hot summer months. Mosaic canyon trail 3 5 mi 5 7 km 969 up 295 33 m up 969 down 295 2 m down. Day 4 hike from deadhorse springs through marble canyon and back to your car 8 3 miles maps guidebooks below is a list of guidebooks and maps we ve found helpful in planning our trips in death valley. After 2 1 2 miles the regular route continues up the main canyon to the southwest but this route.

A long route encompassing multiple dramatic canyons in death valley. People expect flat boring landscapes says death valley national park ranger tom arnold but there are also 11 000 foot mountains. Marble canyon petroglyphs is a 10 8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near death valley california that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. Cottonwood marble junction cottonwood canyon rd end.

The trail is primarily used for hiking walking and camping and is best used from february until november. During our backpack in early april the reliable spring in the upper dead horse canyon was more than adequate flowing at 5 gpm past the dry fall and within 300 yards of the junction. Near lone pine california.