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The Narrows

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 38 attractions in Zion National Park
Traveler Description: Zion's most popular hiking trail is also its most dangerous due to occasional flash floods.
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Attraction type: Hiking trail, National park
Address: Chamberlains Ranch Zion National Park, UT

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5 of 5 stars
Minnesota
Dec 30, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

I did this hike and went a couple miles up the river and it was THE highlight of our trip. If you decide to do this hike (which you should) make sure to rent equipment (water boots and hiking sticks). It will be a much more enjoyable experience. We rented equipment and hiked much further than others who didn't. It... more

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5 of 5 stars
Knoxville, TN
Dec 23, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

The Virgin River Narrows are something anyone who visits southern Utah MUST experience! I have hiked in the Narrows twice---once, hiking a couple miles upriver & the second, hiking 5 miles to Big Springs. Both times the "hike" was the highlight of our trip. Once the Riverside Walk ends 1 mile from the trailhead at the Temple of Sinawava, visitors... more

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5 of 5 stars
Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 29, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

Although packed on the weekends, still very much worth the trip. We started having only a couple hours to spare, bottom up. Park your car near the visitor center, and take the shuttle up. They run every 5 or 6 min. Everyone along the path had been extremely friendly and helpful. I would definitely get a hiking stick next time.... more

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5 of 5 stars
Lancashire
Aug 10, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

Wow! Our family of 4 (inc. 2 teenagers) decided to hike part of the Narrows during our visit to Zion in July 2007. It proved to be the highlight of our trip to Utah! Make sure you have sturdy shoes and a walking stick to help you manage the hike. We would love to go back and hike a little... more

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5 of 5 stars
Steveston, BC
May 15, 2006
22/22 found this review helpful

We did this hike in July, 2005. It was stifling hot in Springdale, but the combination of the cool (but not uncomfortable) water and the high canyon walls (which keep you out of the direct sunlight) makes this hike the best choice during the very hot days of summer. We're a family of four - parents in our mid-forties, the... more

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5 of 5 stars
Maryland
Aug 17, 2005
12/13 found this review helpful

I truly loved hiking the Narrows. I hiked from the bottom-up from the end of the Riverside Walk which is pretty to Orderville Canyon which is 1.5 miles from the end of the riverside walk. Orderville Canyon is a good day-hiking destaination and I think it is the farthest as the rangers want you to go hiking from the bottom-up.... more

Feb 22, 2005
8/8 found this review helpful

I hiked the Narrows with a group of friends last summer..... Going camping, I was just along for the ride. One of the guys suggested doing the Narrows hike, and took care of the details--getting a permit, reserving 2 shuttles, and getting us to the stores to rent 'water' hiking boots, water socks and a walking stick. (I fell in... more

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4 of 5 stars
Spanish Fort, AL
Oct 2, 2003
5/7 found this review helpful

I had assumed that day-hiking the Narrows would be the highlight of my trip to Zion. As it turns out there were other hikes that were better, especially the Angels Landing trail. Maybe I would have been more impressed if I had through-hiked the Narrows from top to bottom. Instead I just went in and out from the bottom (no... more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Sep 1, 2001
19/19 found this review helpful

The Zion Narrows trek is best done downstream, or as they say, 'top to bottom'. It's a 17-mile hike which follows the Virgin River, as it traverses through steep>1500' sandstone cliffs. The walls swirl from red to orange to ash to yellow, and are matched only by the green trees in various shades, the blue sky and the clear... more

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Chamberlains Ranch, Zion National Park, UT