Burro Wash

1. Along the edges of the creek, abundant green vegetation makes a nice contrast to the reddish canyon walls. Directions: From road UT 128, which links Moab with Cisco, near I-70, and 3 miles northeast of the turn-off to Castle Valley, a good quality gravel track (Professor Valley Road) heads southeast for 2 miles, past a cluster of ranch.
2. This canyon tour is one of the more adventurous half day tours in Moab. It combines easy rock climbing, hiking and rappelling to visit one of Moab’s best slot canyons. This canyoneering route does not require any previous experience – just a sense of adventure!
3. LWH slot is as easy as you have stated. As soon as you park and register, you are nearly in the slot canyon. The one thing to note is that the drive from SR24 to the trailhead is a little lengthy, maybe half an hour one way. Difficult to judge how busy LHW can be in August.

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Answer 21 of 25: Do any of the Utah 5 parks have an easy slot canyon hike? Moab Tourism Moab Accommodation. Hotels with Hot Tubs in Moab; Near Landmarks. Mary Jane Slot Canyon is one of Moab's hidden gems - the 'trail' is a creek the entire way, which leads to a 30 ft waterfall. This is a great trail to do when Moab is too hot, and you, the dogs, or kids need to cool off. The canyon walls get higher as you hike further into the canyon, and eventually will reach upwards of 100 ft!

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Burro Wash, the most popular of the bunch, starts 7.8 miles down Notom-Bullfrog Road. It begins with a two-mile hike on an open wash, after which the canyon begins to narrow. Continue down the sandy wash on the right, where you will find your first obstacle — a boulder wedged in the canyon that you will have to climb up and over. Sometimes there is also a pool of water in front of this chockstone. If that’s the case you can still get around it via a bypass route on the south side of the canyon. The fun continues as you reach the first slot, a shoulder-width passageway between the canyon walls with another chockstone at the end.
Standing eight feet tall, this chockstone may be more difficult to navigate than the first, but should still be passable, especially if you can get a boost (never travel in these slot canyons alone). As you continue up the canyon, you will have to scramble around several more chockstones and through numerous slots. Three miles from the trailhead, two large chockstones, and often a pool of water, block the last narrow section. If you can get around these obstacles, the hike ends at an impassable pour-off 3.4 miles from the trailhead, which is the typical conclusion to this out-and-back. Routes beyond this exist, but become technical. Visitors with the correct gear, experience and a permit can learn more at the visitor center.

Cottonwood Wash

Similar in difficulty to Burro Wash but much less traveled, Cottonwood Wash begins 9.1 miles down Notom-Bullfrog Road. It also starts in an open canyon wash, which narrows about a mile from the trailhead. After scrambling over a short boulderfield, you will reach the first narrows — the walls here are about eight feet apart and 40 feet high. When the canyon divides, stay right, where it turns into a full-on slot. You’ll continue on through several slots until you come to a deep pool of water in front of a chockstone. While the pool is not always there, it can be tough to get around this section when it is. This is the turnaround point for most hikers. If you can get around it, you can keep going for about another mile past more chockstones (and possibly pools of water) to an impassable pour-over where you will need to turn around.

Sheets Gulch

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Sheets Gulch is the longest and most rarely hiked of the three. The trailhead is 12.7 miles down Notom-Bullfrog Road (the last 2.7 miles of road are unpaved, but usually fine for passenger cars). This hike, like the other two, begins with a walk down a wide wash, leading to a canyon that constricts into narrows and slots. The biggest hurdle on this hike is an eight-foot high chockstone found about five miles from the trailhead. Once you get around it, the canyon widens, the rock changes, and Douglas firs appear on the north side. You can keep going, but most people turn back somewhere within this stretch of canyon.
One of the coolest things about slot canyons is that they are ever changing — a storm that rages through one of them could mean a new chockstone to climb, or a new pool of water to skirt (or swim). On that note, never go into a slot canyon if storms could be on the horizon because they are at very high risk for flash flooding. Given a good weather forecast, your best bet for a fun day out is to come prepared and bring your adventurous spirit. And, remember, it’s okay to turn around if your route is blocked, too difficult or rain is a possibility in the forecast.

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There are other hikes along the Notom Road, like Lower Muley Twist Canyon, near where Notom connects with the Burr Trail and outlets in Boulder, Utah.

GPS Coordinates: 38.166333, -111.090612