点评:This was a very enjoyable hike!
You need to go on recreation.gov and secure a permit for the day you want to hike this trail. We displayed it on the windshield.
The road to the trailhead is unpaved, with some spots needing extra caution. We had a 4x4 high clearance truck, and were fine, but we also saw some sedans on that road. The main thing is not to make the drive (or the trail) if the road is wet, or if rain is expected. You are not supposed to hike any of the slot canyons if rain is expected, it's not safe.
The trailhead is along House Rock Valley Road, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area.
We parked and signed the log. There are vault toilets at the trailhead.
Crossed the street and started on the trail. I didn't find the first part of the hike very interesting, it was an easy walk in a rocky, sandy wash, but there are nice views all around. After about 1.5m in, we entered the Wire Pass Slot Canyon and the hike got a lot more interesting. You need to go down a wooden ladder to enter the canyon.
Lots of photo opportunities.
You then enter a large opening. The rock wall to the right has petroglyphs. This is where the Wire Pass Trail connects with Buckskin Gulch Slot Canyon, the longest and deepest slot canyon in the Southwestern US.. We went to the right, to hit Gower Gulch, but I think you can go in either direction. Buckskin Gulch is amazing as well! Every turn had new photo opps. We wanted to make sure to be out of the canyon before sunset, so after hiking in Buckskin Gulch for a while, we turned back.
I highly recommend this trail! Just exercise caution on the road (rocks and potholes in places), and avoid it if it's raining.
翻译:这是一次非常愉快的徒步旅行!
您需要访问creative.gov 并获得您想要徒步这条步道当天的许可证。我们把它展示在挡风玻璃上。
通往步道起点的道路尚未铺砌,有些地方需要格外小心。我们有一辆 4x4 高净空卡车,一切都很好,但我们在那条路上也看到了一些轿车。最重要的是,如果道路潮湿或预计会下雨,则不要开车(或小路)。如果预计会下雨,您不应该徒步任何狭缝峡谷,这不安全。
步道起点位于帕里亚峡谷 - 朱红悬崖荒野地区的 House Rock Valley Road。
我们停车并在日志上签名。步道入口处设有拱顶厕所。
穿过街道,开始沿着小路走。我觉得徒步旅行的第一部分不是很有趣,在岩石、沙地里散步很轻松,但周围的景色都很漂亮。走了大约1.5m后,我们进入了Wire Pass Slot Canyon,徒步变得更加有趣了。进入峡谷需要走木梯。
很多拍照的机会。
然后你进入一个大开口。右边的岩壁上有岩画。这是Wire Pass Trail 与Buckskin Gulch Slot Canyon 连接的地方,这是美国西南部最长、最深的狭缝峡谷。我们向右走,前往Gower Gulch,但我认为你可以朝任一方向走。鹿皮峡谷也很棒!每个转弯都有新的拍照机会。我们想确保在日落之前离开峡谷,所以在鹿皮峡谷徒步了一段时间后,我们就折返了。
我强烈推荐这条路线!只是在路上要小心(有些地方有岩石和坑洼),下雨时要避开。