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WRATHER CANYON OPTIONAL SIDE HIKE A side hike of 0.6 mile and 200 feet elevation gain up Wrather Canyon takes you to a view of Wrather Arch, a spectacular hole through a fin projecting from the north wall of the canyon. Arches of this type are created when weathering erodes both sides of a fin, eventually cutting through at the base and forming an arch. Arches, in contrast to natural bridges, do not span stream courses.

UNMAINTAINED TRAIL ALTERNATE ROUTE Below Water Pockets Canyon, an unmaintained trail stays on the alluvial banks above the Paria River. You can either follow this trail or continue along the Paria River bed.

Tip: This trail can speed up the descent of the final stretch considerably, as it avoids several rocky sections of the riverbed.

2 Rainbow Bridge

MAPS Rainbow Bridge, Chaiyahi Flat U.S.G.S.

SEASON March–November.

BEST April, October.

WATER Seasonal in Cliff Canyon, permanent in Bridge Canyon and Lake Powell.

PERMITS Required.

RULES None.

CONTACT Navajo Nation, Recreational Resources Department, Box 308, Window Rock, Arizona 86515; (928) 871-6647, or (928) 871-4941. Rainbow Bridge itself lies in Rainbow Bridge National Monument, which is administered by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.