Double Arch

Castle Valley, Utah

4.4/5

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Distance

0.56 miles

Elevation Gain

135 ft

Route Type

Out-and-Back

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Arches National Park has the largest collection of arches in the world, making this a great hike to not only explore the renowned Double Arch, but to take in quite a few others as well.

The hike to Double Arch is a relatively flat and easy hike of 0.5 miles roundtrip. You can add this to the rest of the quick spots you may want to visit on your visit to Arches.
This arch is created by two arches that shares the same stone as the foundation for their outer legs. This arch was formed by downward water erosion as opposed to the more common side-to-side erosion.

The good news is that there's a fair amount of parking at the parking lot, because visitors also tend to park there to visit the Windows section of the park.

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Jonathon Reed

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Double Arch

09/19/16

Checked it out at sunset and the colour was absolutely stunning—glowing in the late summer. As big as a cathedral. Absolutely worth visiting. Hang around and the tourist crowd will ebb.

5.0

Kellie Bonner

Double Arch

09/17/16

The best time to go here is once the sun has set. You won't run into too many people and you will get some good views of the stars that are out!

4.0

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Jess Curren

Explorer

Double Arch

05/14/16

We hiked this with my brother and his family and the kids loved scrambling up and over all of the rocks. It was pretty windy underneath the arch and there's a pretty steep drop off so just be careful! One of the best hikes to do with little kids in the park.

5.0

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Window Arch Loop

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I headed out to the trailhead because I really wanted to shoot the super moon with the Delicate Arch. It was absolutely fantastic, especially during such a full moon. Everything was bathed in a soft glow, it was like I was on another planet actually. It was amazing to sit in silence and to try to comprehend the power it took to shape the beautiful landscape. Something to consider...I didn't re...

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