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ashu666
这是一条真正的徒步线路，推荐所有除老人/孩子/恐高症者都去尝试，这才是ARCHES NP的精华，本人和LP运动水平属于中下，在冬天部分路段有积雪的情况下，徒步完全程，夏天时，只要大家带充足的水，走下来应该没有问题；魔鬼花园的徒步线路和大多数国家公园一样，隔一段路程有一个石头垒成的路标，路标之间就靠大家的方向感了，应该没什么问题的，中间有一段路是在大岩石的顶端行走，有恐高症的人稍微注意一下，这条线路的高处可以看到远处的雪山，还经过天际拱，非常难得的体验，走下来很有成就感
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CDPorche
First off, if you're in the park to see arches, this is the trail for you. There were eight arches listed on the guide for this hike but we saw more which weren't included in the pamphlet. The Pine Tree Arch, Tunnel Arch, and Landscape Arch can all be accessed pretty easily on this trail. Past the point of Landscape arch the trail becomes primitive and is only for the able bodied and those without a fear of heights. The hikes to Navajo and Partition Arches are not too bad, but the further you go, the more extreme the trail becomes with large drop offs and quite a bit of scrambling. Walking across the back of a sandstone fin when the wind picks up is a good way to get an adrenaline rush! We made it as far as Double O before turning around although the trail can be completed as a loop, we had had all the death defying we could handle in one afternoon.
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603triciam
Not for the faint of heart or inexperienced hikers. Be sure to take water with you and be prepared for some baking-hot sun the whole time. Doing the whole trail, including the primitive loop, is worth it, but also may be challenging in places for those who are afraid of heights. I know I had a few tough moments, especially when you're stuck behind people who are just standing there chatting and there's no space to squeeze around them. Please be considerate of others who are using the trail - if you'd like to take a break, move off the main drag, especially if you're in a place where there is not much space for others to keep moving! There are many beautiful sights along this trail, but I would not suggest it for people with movement limitations or for small kids, mostly because every little kid we encountered on this trail was tired of being out in the sun and all the walking and was loudly making their lack of naptime known. There can be some parts where the trail is not all that well-marked, so if you are uncomfortable with the potential of a little bit of path-making, you may want to give this one a miss.
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ALWP
If you're interested in a half day + hike this is the trail for you. The developed side is easy and is accessible for most everyone- however the primitive portion of the loop is more challenging. I would not recommend it in tennis shoes. I wore boots with traction and literally would have fallen if I hadn't. There are some really steep areas along the side of the rock- amazing fun but just be warned. Not kid friendly (on the primitive portion). Challenging and fun! I highly recommend it in February- avoid summer heat and crowds!
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Miramaks
Walking up to the Landscape Arch is relatively easy even for families with small children. Going beyond this point on the standard trail needs much better skills, physical ability and no fear of heights. Path leads along slick rocks and high edges. In wintertime (like we did in January) might be difficult and even dangerous without traction devices. Do not attempt the primitive trail if you are not experienced and without right hiking equipment. Lots of drop-offs and climbing without any rails or chain devices. There is even a water pit of unknown depth on the way. It was frozen so we could slide on the surface, but in the summertime it might be impassable. There should be more warnings from the NPS about the difficulty of this trail!However - having passed all of those obstacles, you are exposed to pure nature with lots of breathtaking views (lots of them "private" as not many people go there) and arches.
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17lize
We hiked this trail during January. Not very many people hiking. A lot of arches to see during this hike. Once you hit double O arches you can either go back the same way you came or hit primitive trail. We took the primitive trail and was glad we did. There were a couple of spots where you have to go down some rocks that were questionable. Beautiful trail to take if you are ever in Arches.
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SusanS378
This trail leads you to Landscape Arch. It is a very easy hike. If you continue on this trail it will lead you to Double O Arch. To get to the viewpoint is a little more strenuous but it worth the climb.
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jesusagrande
We hiked many trails throughout the west, in Washington, Montana, Utah, Arizona, California and Wyoming and this one was my husband's absolute favorite. It is so unique and full of eye candy. Bring lots of water though if you do it at the end of June. We took our Spanish in-laws there and they loved it too.
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teamflames
One of my favourite ever hikes. We did all the side trails to the various arches - Panoramic Arch is a must (don't slip!!). Double Arch is incredible - you must go through it and climb up the back hill for great photo op! Not for those afraid of heights - but if your ok - you will be rewarded with great views
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mkweselak
I opted to do the entire 7 mile loop including Primitive Trail. My advice is to do the entire main trail, maybe the Dark Angel portion if you feel like it, and then take the Primitive Trail to Private Arch, then turn around and head back the way you came. There are a lot of beautiful arches along the way of the main trail. The main trail is not particularly difficult but there is one point that I really didn't see any option other than to jump down about 4 feet- if you cannot do this there is not a point in going beyond Navajo Arch. When you get to double arch, make sure to climb through the lower arch and climb the somewhat harrowing slope up to a great viewpoint of the double arches and surrounding valley. This point is pretty much the end of the main trail. You can continue on for a little while to Dark Angel, but there are no arches out there- you're just heading to the giant rock you can see from double arch. There are some big red rocks in the area but that's about it. Living in Phoenix and having been to a lot of places with red rocks before it really wasn't worth seeing for me. There are a lot of signs indicating the Primitive Trail and warning hikers that it is a difficult hike. I assumed this meant it was a strenuous uphill or had deep sand or something like that. The hike to Private Arch is easy and, again, I would recommend going to that (it really is private and you can get some great pictures) and turning back. After this point the trail becomes difficult to find but is not too bad- it could just use a few more cairns. However, eventually you get to these multiple slickrock cliff faces where you have to cling to the wall on a thin ledge as you slowly make your way down the slope. After my fear of heights kicked in I finally made it down and decided there was no way I was turning back and doing that again. Unfortunately, near the end of the trail (or the beginning if you start from the other direction) there is a crazy water pit of indeterminate depth surrounded on all sides by steep-sloping slickrock hills. You absolutely have to cross over this water and it's almost impossible. A lot of groups ended up stuck here as they tried to figure out how to get around. For one woman it involved walking carefully around the edge while holding onto one end of a stick while her husband held onto the other and a young man held onto her husband with one hand and a boulder with the other. There was a pretty distinct worn down patch in the slickrock that made an arc over the water, but with so many people walking over it it was all sandy and slippery. A lot of people with good footwear did go that way and they were fine. I ended up running up the wall to the left of the water pit which only worked in my favor because when I lost momentum I decided there really wasn't any going back. Until I did it I really didn't think it looked possible to go up that way but apparently it was. The signs for Primitive Trail need to be rephrased to reflect these kind of challenges. Again, if you don't want to deal with this turn back after Private Arch.
