Hiking trails near Kanab, Utah

37 official trails lie within 25 miles of Kanab — 101 miles in total, 22 rated easy and 5 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 1,445 ft; the median trail gains 304 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
East Rim Trail	10.6	1,260 ft	Expert	45 min · 32 mi
Barracks Trail	11.1	999 ft	Expert	32 min · 19 mi
Hell Dive Canyon Trail	6.4	820 ft	Hard	1 h 01 min · 22 mi
Diana's Throne Trail	4.8	940 ft	Hard	25 min · 15 mi
Water Canyon Trail	2.1	1,445 ft	Moderate	1 h 02 min · 42 mi
Rock Canyon / Barracks Overlook Trail	4.3	881 ft	Moderate	1 h 30 min · 36 mi
Pinnacles Trail	3.8	513 ft	Moderate	24 min · 8 mi
Water Canyon	1.4	1,304 ft	Hard	1 h 02 min · 42 mi
Ed Lamb Point (Closed to OHVs)	4.2	594 ft	Moderate	1 h 01 min · 22 mi
Flag Point Trail	3.3	776 ft	Moderate	1 h 05 min · 22 mi
Mansard Alcove	2.0	784 ft	Moderate	15 min · 9 mi
Squirrel Canyon	1.4	962 ft	Moderate	1 h 01 min · 41 mi
Tom's Canyon Trail	2.7	238 ft	Moderate	26 min · 8 mi
Canaan Mountain Trail	2.6	304 ft	Moderate	1 h 32 min · 38 mi
Sand Highway Trail	3.4	305 ft	Moderate	52 min · 25 mi
Mosdell Trail	3.3	283 ft	Easy	1 h 04 min · 12 mi
Steep Trail	1.9	476 ft	Easy	1 h 15 min · 35 mi
Squaw Trail	1.2	614 ft	Easy	24 min · 8 mi
White Domes	1.4	537 ft	Easy	1 h 02 min · 42 mi
Savage Point Trail	3.3	226 ft	Easy	37 min · 9 mi
Peekaboo/Red Canyon	1.8	282 ft	Easy	31 min · 13 mi
Hog Point Trail	2.0	221 ft	Easy	26 min · 8 mi
Bay Bill Canyon Trail	2.0	199 ft	Easy	55 min · 22 mi
Lower Sand Wash	1.5	265 ft	Easy	31 min · 20 mi

Quick picks near Kanab

Easy and short: Mosdell Trail — 3.3 mi, rated easy, 6 mi from town
Biggest climb: Water Canyon Trail — 1,445 ft over 2.1 mi, 24 mi from town
Longest: Barracks Trail — 11.1 mi, 16 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Ed Lamb Point (Closed to OHVs) to Ed Lamb Point; Flag Point Trail to Flag Point; Savage Point Trail to Savage Point

Viewpoints: East Rim Trail to Jolley Gulch; Hell Dive Canyon Trail to Hell Dive Canyon Overlook; Water Canyon Trail to Top Rock; Rock Canyon / Barracks Overlook Trail to Barracks Overlook

Rock formations: East Rim Trail to Weeping Rock

Springs: East Rim Trail to Stave Spring

Trail guides near Kanab

Markagunt Plateau — 81.8 mi, 3,996 ft climb · 26 mi away
Buckskin Gulch Trail — 11.9 mi, 682 ft climb · 29 mi away

Nearby towns: Cedar City (55 mi) · St. George (58 mi)

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