Two short sets of safety cables aid travel along steep slickrock slopes and a small ladder helps hikers to climb a small ledge.Ĭorona and Bowtie are best visited in the spring or fall when temperatures are moderate, or during the early morning in the summer. The trail is a minor obstacle course in a few places. Turn left and follow SR 279 for approximately 10 miles to the Corona Arch. Visual delights along the trail include views of the Colorado River, Pinto Arch, Bootlegger Canyon and the surrounding cliffs. Arches and other National Parks near Moab create so much hype that some. A short, interesting trail leads to the arch and its nearby cousin, Bowtie Arch, a fascinating pothole arch. The massive, partially freestanding arch, 140-ft high with a 105-ft opening, is located in a beautiful sandstone amphitheatre high above Bootlegger Canyon just to the west of Moab, UT. Climb up the foot holes punched into a sandstone slope to your left (flanked by another.
The trail is easy to follow although it does cross some wide expanses of slickrock pavement. Corona Arch, also called Little Rainbow Bridge, is your final destination, but the trail also passes Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch along the way. You’ll know you’re on the right track when you reach the first cord strung like a handrail along a tilted portion of trail. The Corona Arch Trail is a great 3-mile hike to one of the largest and most spectacular arches near Moab. One of the most stunning arches outside the park is Corona Arch. The Corona Arch arcs from a rocky outcrop to the slickrock ground around a roughly 100 foot diamter opening. While over a million visitors flock to Arches National Park each year to see a sandstone wonderland filled with arches, pinnacles and fins, few venture beyond the park to visit the amazing collection of arches on nearby BLM land.
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