Utah trails · Rim Trail
Rim Trail
A 9.1-mile network in Utah, with 597 ft of climbing. Reaches Wall of Windows and other arch/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 829 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wall of Windows (arch)
- Queens Castle (arch)
- Sunset Point (viewpoint)
- Rim Trailhead (North) (viewpoint)
- Upper Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Lower Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Middle Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Sunrise Point (viewpoint)
- Bryce Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Unnamed trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 53 min drive (80 mi) from Kanab. 37.63407, -112.16454 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:19 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.1-mile route takes roughly 3 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:16 a.m. — 7 h 37 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Rim Trail + Rim — 6.4 mi loop, 1,530 ft gain
- Rim + Rim Trail — 14.8 mi loop, 2,889 ft gain
- Rim Trail + Great Western Trail + Meeks Lake — 15.1 mi loop, 2,765 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Under the Rim — 2.2 mi
- Great Western Trail — 7.6 mi
- Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop — 27.7 mi
- Markagunt Plateau — 28.4 mi