Hepworth and Roof Peaks Trail

A beautiful backcountry loop. This 6 mile class 3 scramble reaches the summit of two peaks in East Zion. Located behind the main Zion canyon skyline of The Watchman, G2 and Bridge Mountain; hidden behind the sandstone ridges of Gifford Canyon, is a no man's land of sandstone peaks.  Four beautiful peaks line up in a north to south direction.  Destination Peak, Gifford Peak, Hepworth Peak and Roof Peak. These, of course, are the unofficial names.  Like most peaks in Zion National Park, the peaks have a number or nickname that have filtered down from peak bagger reports over the years. A beautiful backcountry loop. This 6 mile class 3 scramble reaches the summit of both Hepworth and Roof peaks before dropping into Gifford Canyon. GPS track can be downloaded from Other Resources under "Trip Report".