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Double Arch - 12 members in 29 triplogs have rated this an average 3.7 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Dec 31 2025
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55 male
 Joined Apr 13 2011
 Gilbert, AZ
Windows - Arches NPSoutheast, UT
Windows - Arches NP
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Dec 31 2025
ddgrunning • Triplogs 641
Hiking1.20 Miles 300 AEG
Hiking1.20 Miles
300 ft AEG
 
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Balanced Rock
Double Arch
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On our first day in Arches, we also visited the Balanced Rock (not much of a hike; just a stroll around the rock), which offered great views in the near distance to the "windows" section and the La Sal Mountains beyond.

From the Balanced Rock, we drove over to the Windows, past the Garden of Eden, to the most popular area of the park. It's popular because it offers several huge arches--all within a very short distance: North and South Windows, Turret Arch, and Double Arch.

We went over to Double Arch on day one, and were hoping to catch the Windows and Turret Arch at sunrise the next day. It was raining and cloudy the next morning, so not as spectacular on the photo front, but still amazing. The photoset contains photos from both days.

An amazing area. It was busy during the offseason when we were there. I'm sure it's an absolute zoo in the spring/summer season.
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Jul 30 2024
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54 male
 Joined Feb 19 2015
 Phoenix
Windows - Arches NPSoutheast, UT
Windows - Arches NP
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Jul 30 2024
bjonson • Triplogs 287
Hiking1.91 Miles 437 AEG
Hiking1.91 Miles      41 Mns   2.80 mph
437 ft AEG
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Double Arch
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Sep 12 2022
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52 male
 Joined Apr 30 2008
 Tucson, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Sep 12 2022
azdesertfather • Triplogs 1,161
Hiking0.70 Miles 157 AEG
Hiking0.70 Miles      21 Mns   5.25 mph
157 ft AEG      13 Mns Break
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A great arch to see and take pictures. Hiked to Double Arch but also saw Turret from the parking lot, and Balanced Rock on the way out.
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Jun 12 2022
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72 male
 Joined Jun 27 2015
 Tucson, Arizona
Windows and Double Arch, UT 
Windows and Double Arch, UT
 
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markthurman53 • Triplogs 897
Hiking2.23 Miles 206 AEG
Hiking2.23 Miles   1 Hour   21 Mns   1.67 mph
206 ft AEG      1 Min Break
 
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Double Arch
Windows - Arches NP
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We visited Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Arches requires on line passes to get into the park and at such a late notice we could only get passes for times after 3PM. This worked out good for us, we would do Canyonlands, which doesn't require passes, in the morning and Arches in the evening (they are literally just across the highway from each other). Visiting arches in the late afternoon worked out good because it is cooler and they don't close the gates at night.

Double Arch and the windows is a short trail and when combined taking the user trail to the east of the windows makes for a nice short hike. Turret Arch is right next to the windows so we threw that in too. This is an easy walk with the less used trail to the east side a little hard to follow but every so often there are some cairns. Lots of people on the main trails.
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Oct 18 2020
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female
 Joined Mar 09 2010
 Chandler, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Oct 18 2020
azlaurie • Triplogs 259
Hiking0.71 Miles 170 AEG
Hiking0.71 Miles      48 Mns   0.89 mph
170 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
 
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apparently this member prefers to keep an air of mystery...
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Mar 03 2017
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 Joined Mar 12 2004
 Scottsdale, AZ
Arches National Park TrailsSoutheast, UT
Arches National Park Trails
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Mar 03 2017
John9L • Triplogs 1,659
Hiking2.50 Miles 300 AEG
Hiking2.50 Miles
300 ft AEG
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Double Arch
Skyline Arch
Windows - Arches NP
Balanced Rock
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We started wtih Delicate Arch & the Devil's Garden Primitive Loop & then drove around hitting a variety of other areas. The stops were fairly quick and we did some short hiking. It was a good way to end our day in Arches. Our plan is the Islands District in Canyonlands the next day.
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Nov 09 2016
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37 male
 Joined Sep 30 2015
 Carrboro, NC
Landscape ArchSoutheast, UT
Landscape Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Nov 09 2016
afrankie • Triplogs 128
Hiking4.20 Miles 163 AEG
Hiking4.20 Miles
163 ft AEG
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Double Arch
Devil's Garden
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We set camp before our hike which reduced our hiking window for the afternoon, so we couldn't complete the full primitive loop; however, we had a place to sleep so i'll take that tradeoff. So we took the Devil's Garden trail out to Double Arch, and then swung underneath the Partition Arch on the way back. A few parts of the trail once beyond the Landscape Arch felt primitive - there was slickrock climbing and a couple areas where you needed to slightly hoist yourself up. A fun hike that spices up after the first mile. Beyond the Double Arch is a recessed hollow that made for a nice snack spot and views to the north through the arches. Highly recommend you at least get beyond the Landscape Arch if you can (as many don't considering this is the largest arch).
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Jun 23 2016
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49 male
 Joined Jun 09 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Jun 23 2016
cw50must • Triplogs 334
Hiking1.10 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking1.10 Miles
100 ft AEG
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This is part of our Mighty Five trip 2016. We did 5 parks in 5 days in Utah.

Day 5: Arches National Park. Double arch is a must see when in arches. The hike is easy enough and they are a spectacular sight.

Video: https://youtube.com ... Wyyk
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Apr 28 2016
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77 male
 Joined Jan 07 2010
 Chandler, AZ
April 28th hikes, UT 
April 28th hikes, UT
 
Hiking avatar Apr 28 2016
Mike_Fels • Triplogs 515
Hiking4.94 Miles 651 AEG
Hiking4.94 Miles
651 ft AEG
 
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Park Avenue
Double Arch
Balanced Rock
Landscape Arch
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Our first day in Arches Nat'l Mon. we did a short hike at Park Avenue.

A hike to North, South, Turret and Double Arch. Between Turret and Double the rain turned to hail with 50 to 60 mph winds. The pea sized hail being driven horizontally against the face felt like being scrubbed with course sandpaper. It hurt.

A short hike around Balanced rock.

And another to Tunnel Arch and Pine Tree Arch. Bad weather forced us to turn back before reaching Landscape Arch.
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Apr 20 2016
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
Arches National Park TrailsSoutheast, UT
Arches National Park Trails
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Apr 20 2016
trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,788
Hiking12.25 Miles 2,300 AEG
Hiking12.25 Miles
2,300 ft AEG
 
1st trip
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Devil's Garden - Primitive Loop - Arches NP
Landscape Arch
Delicate Arch
Sand Dune Arch
Double Arch
Windows - Arches NP
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have wanted to visit arches national park for years, since sue and i made a road trip to the north rim, zion and bryce back in 2009
couldn't figure out how to fit all five parks in one trip back then
picked arches and canyonlands for this one
a little crowded but the beauty outweighs that, especially for a one day visit
we benefited by the free entry week celebrating 100 years of national parks
hiked several trails and saw a lot of arches ;)
started with devil's garden, taking in every possible side trip out to dark angel
chose not to return on the primitive loop, as we had more to hike and sue is still recovering from a fall at work that broke her radius in two places and required surgery to install some hardware
made scrambling a little difficult for her
hiking on and over the rock fins was fun, and we were able to get in or under almost every arch
most people stop after landscape arch, so it really wasn't crowded
stopped near sand dune arch for a picnic and walked through the sand to see it
also saw broken arch and skyline arch nearby
drove over to delicate arch and joined the conga line heading up the trail
fun hike, but saw several people who maybe shouldn't have been up there mid-afternoon
we ended up giving out water away to some who needed it more - i don't normally do that, but maybe a once-in-a-lifetime experience to the unprepared?
delicate arch was pretty cool to see, and i even got a photo without anyone else in it
a bus load of schoolkids viewing the arch, but well behaved and one took a photo for us
stopped by the glyphs and cabin on the way down
drove over to the windows section next, and hiked up to the four main arches there
stopped by courthouse butte overlook on the way out of the park for some fantastic views
felt we got a good representation of hikes for one day, and still a few things to see if i ever make it back
had dinner at miguel's, then did some shopping at gearhead's
another visit to moab coffee roasters, staying in moab again
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Mar 17 2016
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 Photos 605
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56 male
 Joined Mar 05 2011
 Pocatello, ID
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Mar 17 2016
Woodsnative • Triplogs 880
Hiking0.75 Miles 150 AEG
Hiking0.75 Miles
150 ft AEG
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Partners none no partners
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May 25 2015
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 Guides 177
 Routes 249
 Photos 10,473
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
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AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,243
Hiking1.00 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking1.00 Miles
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A must see.
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Sep 28 2014
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 Guides 27
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 Photos 2,620
 Triplogs 700

69 male
 Joined Jan 23 2008
 Phoenix, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Sep 28 2014
AZWanderingBear • Triplogs 700
Hiking1.00 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking1.00 Miles
100 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Quite the crowd in the Windows area today, so much that we parked far away. No matter, it only lengthened the hike and the enjoyment. Easy to get to the base of the arch and definitely fun to scramble up and in for the view and photo opportunities.
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Jul 27 2014
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67 male
 Joined Jan 15 2010
 Avondale
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Jul 27 2014
leonesiegel • Triplogs 298
Hiking0.50 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking0.50 Miles      30 Mns   1.25 mph
100 ft AEG      6 Mns Break
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What a treat is Double Arch. Plenty of German and French folks around to marvel at our National Parks.
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Jun 30 2014
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 Joined Mar 18 2012
 Goodyear, AZ
Windows - Arches NPSoutheast, UT
Windows - Arches NP
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Jun 30 2014
MikeS • Triplogs 872
Hiking2.50 Miles 572 AEG
Hiking2.50 Miles   1 Hour      2.50 mph
572 ft AEG
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Double Arch
Sand Dune Arch
Partners none no partners
Took family to Arches National Park on why up to Colorado for family reunion. Kids had a great time climbing on all the rocks.
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Jun 05 2014
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 Routes 297
 Photos 6,928
 Triplogs 552

49 male
 Joined Dec 30 2007
 Avondale,Az
Double Arch- WIndows Trail, UT 
Double Arch- WIndows Trail, UT
 
Hiking avatar Jun 05 2014
Stoic • Triplogs 552
Hiking1.57 Miles 448 AEG
Hiking1.57 Miles      41 Mns   2.55 mph
448 ft AEG      4 Mns Break
 
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Double Arch
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Arches National Park
Ballanced Rock/3 Gossip
Sand Dune/ Broken Arch trail/Skyline Arch
Devils Garden Trail
Lower Delicate
Garden of Eden
North/South Window Turret/double arch trails

Took some pics of the Garden of Eden. Then drove down to the Windows Trailhead. Hiked the Windows trail then the Double Arch Trail.
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May 25 2014
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 Routes 69
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male
 Joined Jul 24 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar May 25 2014
trailzrus • Triplogs 1,973
Hiking0.50 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking0.50 Miles
100 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
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presumably took memories and left without a trace...
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[ checklist ]  Double Arch
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Mar 14 2013
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32 male
 Joined Oct 13 2012
 Tucson, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
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iborrego • Triplogs 348
Hiking0.50 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking0.50 Miles
100 ft AEG
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apparently this member prefers to keep an air of mystery...
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Sep 28 2012
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67 male
 Joined Jun 01 2010
 Mesa, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
Hiking avatar Sep 28 2012
paulhubbard • Triplogs 192
Hiking0.50 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking0.50 Miles      45 Mns   0.67 mph
100 ft AEG
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Double Arch is a quick little hike, and quite spectacular. We didn't hike up into it, there were too many people there already...
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Apr 16 2012
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44 female
 Joined Apr 10 2013
 Yuma, AZ
Double ArchSoutheast, UT
Double Arch
Southeast, UT
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Vixen • Triplogs 25
Hiking0.50 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking0.50 Miles
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