Arch Canyon might be the most epic trail in the greater Blanding area. It is 23 miles from the bottom to the top and will consume the better part of a day to traverse. Both ways. There are 4 main sets of ruins in Arch Canyon, the first being the fenced ruins which is up Arch Canyon about 1/3 of the way after you turn off of North Comb Wash Road. The ruins are on your right. They are quite close to the road so little hiking is required to get a good look at them. The first set has received a fair amount of damage from people on the hunt for souvenirs and wanting to climb around in them. Please just look. Don’t take anything from the site. The route stops at the convergence of Texas Canyon and the continuation of Arch Canyon. From there, you will have to travel on foot. But it is also there that you will find the arches that the canyon is named for. Foliage at the start of the trip will be mostly sage and an occasional Cottonwood Tree. As you turn off into Arch Canyon proper from the Comb Wash Road the sage will give way to more and more pinion-juniper to eventually be replaced by Ponderosa pines at the mouth of Texas Canyon.

The trail head is 18 miles from Blanding and is a manageable trip in a Street Legal machine. Follow 191 to 95 then 95 west to the trailhead at the Comb Wash Campsite.

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