Coyote Gulch itinerary
Every published mile marker on the Coyote Gulch route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one — and which permit each stretch needs. To watch dates and set alerts, go to the Coyote Gulch Overnight permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Coyote Gulch. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 6
- Across the markers
- 13.2 mi
- Published route length
- 24.6 mi
How long it takes: 2-4 nights. That is the figure the permit publishes — this page does not divide the route into days, because no source records which stop you sleep at.
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Coyote Gulch route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
4,566 ft
Hurricane Wash Trailhead
Northern access. About 5.4 miles down the wash to Coyote Gulch.
5.4 miles · 483 ft down to Hurricane Wash joins Coyote Gulch
Mile 5.4
4,083 ft
Hurricane Wash joins Coyote Gulch
Hurricane Wash meets Coyote Gulch here, and the Red Well route comes in at the same spot. Flowing water starts about here.
1.6 miles · 61 ft down to Jacob Hamblin Arch
Mile 7.0
4,022 ft
Jacob Hamblin Arch
Massive arch spanning 90 feet, high on canyon wall.
1.6 miles · 66 ft down to Coyote Natural Bridge
Mile 8.7
3,956 ft
Coyote Natural Bridge
130-foot natural bridge spanning the wash.
2.2 miles · 98 ft down to Cliff Arch
Mile 10.9
3,858 ft
Cliff Arch
Arch visible on canyon rim from below.
2.3 miles · 167 ft down to Escalante River Confluence
Mile 13.2
3,691 ft
Escalante River Confluence
End of Coyote Gulch. River route continues downstream.
Getting a Coyote Gulch for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Coyote Gulch dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations — they return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag watches Coyote Gulch around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.