About
Length4.3 mi
ShapeLoop
DifficultyModerate
Elevation gain700 ft up
Typical time2 hr 30 min
TrailheadGolden Canyon parking area, Badwater Road
SurfaceGravel wash, badlands ridge, dry falls
Best seasonNovember through March. From May to September the park service advises against hiking below 3,000 feet after 10am.
DogsNot allowed
What you'll see 🌄 Big views

Up Golden Canyon, climbing onto the eroded badlands ridge below Manly Beacon with Zabriskie Point above, then dropping into Gower Gulch and following it back to the road past old borate mine workings.

Tips
Anticlockwise is the usual direction. Gower Gulch has a few short dry-fall downclimbs. Extending to Zabriskie Point adds about a mile and 200 feet.
Location

Golden Canyon parking area, Badwater Road

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