2.4 Miles Roundtrip

Occasionally Sandy but Easy Hike to a Large Arch Beneath a Tower of Sandstone off Salt Valley Road

I woke up at 4:30am one April morning and got ready, packed the truck and book bag with snacks and water, grabbed my cameras, and headed to Tower Arch for what I thought would be an amazing sunrise. I should have done a little more research. Thankfully, the arch is fantastic and the hike out, although tough at times with some steep coral pink sand dunes, was well worth it. The hike’s 2.4 miles roundtrip but there’s a ton of opportunities to explore and it’s very rarely visited. Maybe try sunset instead of sunrise though. The hike is off Salt Valley Road.

But the best part of the morning sunrise was the Marching Men and the distant Islands in the Sky mesa being lit up by the early morning light.

My shadow on the sandstone at Tower Arch.