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Fremont Gorge

Wayne County, UT

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Fremont Gorge Overlook Trail climbs about 1,090 feet in 2.3 miles one way from near Torrey/Capitol Reef to a high rim above the Fremont River's deep cut through the Waterpocket Fold. After a short initial climb, the maintained NPS route crosses open mesa and ends at cliff-edge views of the gorge. It is a day hike with no water on the route.

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RegionWayne County, UT
Coordinates (approx.)38.2980, -111.3503
ARPACultural sites and artifacts are protected by federal law (ARPA/NHPA) — stay on established routes, touch and remove nothing, and follow the managing agency's and the affiliated tribe's guidance on access.

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