Narrows Overnight itinerary
Every published mile marker on the Narrows Overnight 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 The Narrows Overnight permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Narrows Overnight. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by reservation.
- Stops mapped
- 10
- Across the markers
- 16.0 mi
- Published route length
- 16 mi
- Published ascent
- 400 ft
How long it takes: 1-2 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.
Adding up only the climbs between markers gives 355 ft, which is a floor rather than the total: anything that rises and falls between two markers is invisible to it.
The Narrows Overnight route, stop by stop
Mile 0.0
5,840 ft
Chamberlain's Ranch
Northern starting point on private land. Shuttle required.
3.0 miles · 240 ft down to River Entry
Mile 3.0
5,600 ft
River Entry
Road ends and river hiking begins.
3.0 miles · 699 ft down to Campsite Zone (Sites 1-6)
Mile 6.0
4,901 ft
Campsite Zone (Sites 1-6)
Upper canyon campsites with more solitude.
1.0 mile · 299 ft up to North Fork Falls
Mile 7.0
5,200 ft
North Fork Falls
12-foot waterfall. Bypass trail on south bank.
2.0 miles · 200 ft down to Deep Creek Confluence
Mile 9.0
5,000 ft
Deep Creek Confluence
Major tributary doubles river volume.
2.0 miles · 300 ft down to Big Springs
Mile 11.0
4,700 ft
Big Springs
Hanging gardens mark day-hiker turnaround point.
1.0 mile · 56 ft up to Campsite Zone (Sites 8-12)
Mile 12.0
4,756 ft
Campsite Zone (Sites 8-12)
Lower canyon sites near Wall Street.
0.5 miles · 206 ft down to Wall Street
Mile 12.5
4,550 ft
Wall Street
The narrowest section. Walls 1,000 feet high, 20 feet apart.
1.0 mile · 70 ft down to Orderville Canyon
Mile 13.5
4,480 ft
Orderville Canyon
Beautiful side canyon entrance.
2.5 miles · 69 ft down to Temple of Sinawava
Mile 16.0
4,411 ft
Temple of Sinawava
Shuttle stop endpoint.
Getting a Narrows Overnight for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Narrows Overnight 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 Narrows Overnight around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.