2-state trail · Long-distance trail

Hayduke Trail

812 mi long · across 2 states · centroid 0 mi from Salt Lake City

The Hayduke Trail is a 812-mile route through the canyon country of southern Utah and northern Arizona, linking Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon, and Zion National Parks. Named for Edward Abbey's character George Washington Hayduke, it is a route rather than a marked trail and requires substantial route-finding and water-cache logistics.

States
Utah, Arizona
Length
812 mi
Trail type
Long-distance trail
Network
Regional (rwn)
Centroid nearest city
Salt Lake City, UT · 0 mi · ~0 min drive
Centroid coords
40.7608°, -111.8910°
Official site
hayduketrail.org
From Wikipedia: The Hayduke Trail is an 812-mile (1,307 km) backpacking route across southern Utah and northern Arizona, United States. It begins in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, before heading through the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, the Grand Canyon National Park, and Zion National Park. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Hayduke Trail, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Termini

Start & end

Eastern terminus: Arches National Park, Utah.

Western terminus: Zion National Park, Utah.

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Hayduke Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.