The trail begins at the Weeping Rock area.
It is about 4 miles each way and took us about 4 hours total
walking time. This is the most scenic hike I've done so far
in Zion, with views that rival even Angel's Landing.
The trail starts steeply up carved zig-zags in the rock, the
beginning is the hardest part of the trail. After about 1/2
mile, you reach the junction to Hidden Canyon, which goes
right or west up some tight switchbacks. Then after about
1/4 of a mile, you reach Echo Canyon, from here the temperature
drops a bit, and the grade becomes very easy. Echo Canyon,
was worth the hike alone, extremely interesting and dramatic.
After leaving Echo Canyon, the views open up you will begin
to climb some steeper switchbacks. I bet this portion of the
trail is sweltering hot in the summer. After about a mile
or so, the trail reaches a very precarious drop off on the
left side, not for the faint of heart. After walking along
this spooky edge, you will reach the last leg of the hike,
which is a nearly flat and travels along the west side of
Observation Point's connected neighbor mesa. Then it's just
a few quick skips to the end, and you're done, just don't
keep skipping.
