38.5794 N 109.7973 W · TRAILHEAD
The classic Canyonlands loop: 100 miles of white sandstone bench suspended between the rims and the rivers.
11 WAYPOINTS · OSM TILES
MIN 3,890 FT · MAX 5,900 FT
3,080 FT TOTAL GAIN
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11 WAYPOINTS · 100 MI
Trail notes
The White Rim traces a sandstone shelf a thousand feet below Island in the Sky and a thousand above the Green and Colorado. Permits are required for overnight trips and campsites are assigned, so the day structure is baked in: Shafer's stacked switchbacks drop you onto the bench, Murphy Hogback and Hardscrabble provide the pucker, and the Mineral Bottom switchbacks climb you back out. No water, no fuel, no services. Everything rides with you.
White Rim Trail
100 MI · 3D · DIFF 3/5