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Spanish Bottom Trail to Dollhouse, UT
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| Hiking | 6.20 Miles |
1,432 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.20 Miles | 6 Hrs 33 Mns | | 1.19 mph |
| 1,432 ft AEG | 1 Hour 20 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | A very interesting hike at the end of a flat water river trip, starting from the river camp at Upper Spanish Bottom and hiking up into the Dollhouse, in Canyonlands National Park. I had not done the hike before, although I'd been to that river camp several times. In the past, I didn't bring hiking boots and poles, which these days, I actually need. This time I brought those items. It was worth the effort, and a much easier hike than I'd been given to believe, once you have beaten through the brush and tall grass down in the flats. This was not there last time I hiked along the flats. The trail past the old camps of Middle and Lower Spanish Bottom has basically disappeared.
We did this on a layover day, our last day, after paddling 5 days down Meander Canyon of the Colorado River, from Potash Landing (aka Jackson Landing) to Upper Spanish Bottom. Here's a link to the paddle trip: [ photoset ]
The start of the trail is also the same place you camp when waiting for the jetboat to take you back upriver. This is whether or not you came down the Green River (Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons) or down the Colorado (Meander Canyon).
It's easily possible to hike to a granary (Granary Trail) or to Beehive Arch. We didn't want to hike that far. I've seen a bazillion granaries. As for the arch, that is quite a bit longer hike.
The jetboat service is Tex's Riverways. It's expensive, but worth it. Backpackers can also use this service to access the Dollhouse and other points along the Colorado River. |
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