The Gulch to Horse Canyon Loop - From Burr Trail

Devin Ashby

Devin Ashby

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I am looking for any additional information that any of you have about The Gulch starting from the Burr Trail.

The Road Trip Ryan website has a really cool looking route that starts from the Burr Trail, hikes down to the Escalante River, then down to Horse Canyon, and up Horse Canyon with an exit between Little Death Hollow and Wolverine Canyon. Getting up on top the mesa and hiking cross country back to the gulch, entering the Gulch again just above halfway hollow.
I called the BLM office and they seemed reluctant to provide information as the two in the office said they hadn't ever heard of anyone doing that loop before. They did confirm reliable springs and that weather should be good, but couldn't really help me with route info. Which is fine.

Just curious if anyone here has done this route, parts of it, etc?
 
Steve Allen writes about that loop in Canyoneering 3. He can describe it better than I can.

It's all great.
 
Devin Ashby said:
I am looking for any additional information that any of you have about The Gulch starting from the Burr Trail.

The Road Trip Ryan website has a really cool looking route that starts from the Burr Trail, hikes down to the Escalante River, then down to Horse Canyon, and up Horse Canyon with an exit between Little Death Hollow and Wolverine Canyon. Getting up on top the mesa and hiking cross country back to the gulch, entering the Gulch again just above halfway hollow.
I called the BLM office and they seemed reluctant to provide information as the two in the office said they hadn't ever heard of anyone doing that loop before. They did confirm reliable springs and that weather should be good, but couldn't really help me with route info. Which is fine.

Just curious if anyone here has done this route, parts of it, etc?
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I give some photos and descriptions of possible entries/exits of lower King Bench on this trip:
http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8026933
 
Anyone know the status of the Horse Canyon Road? Open to vehicles?
 
Devin Ashby said:
I am looking for any additional information that any of you have about The Gulch starting from the Burr Trail.

The Road Trip Ryan website has a really cool looking route that starts from the Burr Trail, hikes down to the Escalante River, then down to Horse Canyon, and up Horse Canyon with an exit between Little Death Hollow and Wolverine Canyon. Getting up on top the mesa and hiking cross country back to the gulch, entering the Gulch again just above halfway hollow.
I called the BLM office and they seemed reluctant to provide information as the two in the office said they hadn't ever heard of anyone doing that loop before. They did confirm reliable springs and that weather should be good, but couldn't really help me with route info. Which is fine.

Just curious if anyone here has done this route, parts of it, etc?
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Devin. Did you end up doing this? If so, how was it and any advice, especially as it relates to unexpected challenges and anything that would contradict what RTR showed? I'm looking at a small group trip in October taking the RTR approach to the Gulch loop, including the Wolverine and LDH loop once we reach Horse, before returning overland (and old USGS maps show part of this, the part leading up from Horse) back to the Gulch TH.
 
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