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Escalante Extravaganza

Five days of guided hiking in Escalante, on a single date in spring or in fall. Every hike starts and finishes in Escalante. We will run it only if enough of you want to come. Join the list and you hear first.

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Golden Cathedral, Dreamland 25th anniversary hike, November 2026

Why Escalante

The slickrock country around the town of Escalante is the piece of Grand Staircase-Escalante that sits just far enough east of Kanab that we usually cannot run day tours there: the drive alone eats the day.

Our 25th anniversary hikes this fall landed us in the Golden Cathedral and at the Cosmic Ashtray for two amazing hiking days. We came home thinking what we always think when we go deeper into Escalante: we know a number of people who would love spending time here.

Yellow cottonwoods reflected in a creek below red canyon walls
Fall cottonwoods on the way to the Golden Cathedral

What the trip might look like

Five days of Escalante-based hiking objectives, with a single date in the spring or in the fall. Sign on for all five days, or pick off the one or two destinations that catch your eye. Every hike starts and finishes in the town of Escalante, so you base yourself there for the days you join (Escalante is about a three-hour drive from Kanab). Here is what we would consider putting on the lineup.

  1. Cosmic Ashtray8 to 9 miles · about 9 hours including the drive from EscalanteA huge sand-filled bowl in the slickrock.
  2. Golden Cathedral10+ miles with a mandatory river crossing · 10 to 12 hour day including the driveThree openings in a stone ceiling above a pool in Neon Canyon. This one is a big one.
  3. Jacob Hamblin Arch12 miles · full dayThe giant arch in Coyote Gulch, as a non-technical day hike from Chimney Rock. Hardy terrain.
  4. Peekaboo & Spooky slot canyons4 to 6 miles · about 6 hoursA shorter, highly sought-after slot-canyon pair. Not as tough as the first three, but more demanding than most of our Kanab menu.
  5. Zebra & Tunnel slot canyons7 miles · about 6 hoursAnother slot-canyon pair in the same intensity range. Zebra is aptly named.

To be honest about what this is: big hikes, particularly the first three on the list. Not punishing, but definitely earned. The slot pairs are the lighter days, and they are still physical. Nothing on this list is Peekaboo-Kanab easy, but all of it is the kind of country people fly across continents to see.

Hikers crossing open slickrock under a deep blue sky
Crossing the slickrock toward the Cosmic Ashtray, November 2026
A golden cottonwood reflected in a pool between dark canyon walls
Fall color in Neon Canyon, on the way to the Golden Cathedral

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Nothing is booked and nothing is charged. If the trip goes ahead, you get the dates and the first chance at a spot before anyone else.

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