Hiking in Utah - Capitol Reef National Park & The Grand Staircase National Monument

Of all the hiking programs that we have crafted in the course of the 18 years since we launched our first Grand Canyon Hike, none has posed a greater challenge as to content than our Capitol Reef and the Grand Staircase adventure. Our other Colorado Plateau hikes - the Grand Canyon series, Canyonlands/Arches and Bryce/Zion - provide well-delineated parameters within which to structure a program.

In contrast, the vast expanse of the Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument is daunting, to say the least and the inclusion of Capitol Reef National Park with its geographical proximity and geological affinity with the Grand Staircase, creates hiking options without limits.

Creation in 1996 of the Grand Staircase/Escalante, one of our newest national monuments, has provided a partial cloak of protection (falling well short of wilderness designation protection) over some of our nation's most precious remaining wildlands in an area that has been a fierce battleground between developers and environmentalists.

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About Timberline Adventures

Timberline Adventures' programs are innovative, athletic and adventurous - experiences created by cyclists and hikers for cyclists and hikers. The cyclist and hiker alike, not only sees the breathtaking beauty of a region; each also feels the land, senses the crispness of the air, the sound of ru…