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Big Spring Canyon route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Canyonlands National Park/Utah

Big Spring Canyon

0.1 mi

Distance

2m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Big Spring Canyon unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,503 ft
Max:1,510 ft
Gain:2 ft
Loss:7 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,503 ft and 1,510 ft across 0.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,503 ft1,505 ft1,507 ft1,510 ft0.0 mi0.0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,507 ft
High point0.1 mi1,510 ft
End0.1 mi1,503 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

County:
San Juan County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Canyonlands National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:435-719-2313
  • Address:Island in the Sky - 33 miles from Moab on UT 313, The Needles - 49 miles from Monticello on UT 211, The Maze - 68 miles from Hanksville off UT 24 - unpaved roads · Moab, UT · 84532
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Imported route

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