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 Utah Travel Center National ParksDeath Valley • Day Hikes


Day Hikes Outside of the Furnace Creek Area

15) Mosaic Canyon
    • Length: 2 miles, one-way.
    • Starting Point: Mosaic Canyon parking area, 2 miles from       Stovepipe Wells Village on graded dirt road.
    • Description: Popular walk up narrow polished marble-walled       canyon. Some slickrock scrambling necessary. "Mosaics" of       fragments of rocks cemented together can be seen in canyon       walls. Bighorn sheep sighted occasionally.

16) Titus Canyon Narrows
    • Length: 1.5 miles, one-way.
    • Starting Point: Titus Canyon Mouth parking area, 3 miles off       Scotty's Castle road on graded dirt road.
    • Description: Easy access to lower Titus Canyon road. Follow       gravel road up wash 1.5 mi. through narrows or continue to Klare       Springs and petroglyphs at 6.5 miles.
    • No camping allowed.

17) Dante's Ridge
    • Length: 0.5 miles to first summit, 4 miles one-way to Mt. Perry.     • Starting Point: Dantes View parking area.
    • Description: Follow the ridge north of Dantes View for       spectacular vistas and a cool place to escape summer heat.
    • No Trail for last 3.5 miles.

18) Keane Wonder Mine Trail
    • Length: 1 mile, one-way.
    • Starting Point: Keane Wonder Mill parking area, 2 miles off       Beatty Cutoff road on graded dirt road.
    • Description: Very steep, narrow trail from mill ruins to mine 1500       ft. above. Sweeping views of Death Valley.
    • CAUTION: Do not enter any mines - they are unstable and       hazardous.
    • Do not remove any historical artifacts.

19) Keane Wonder Springs
    • Length: 1 mile, one-way.
    • Starting Point: Keane Wonder Mill parking area, 2 miles off       Beatty Cutoff road on graded dirt road.
    • Description: Follow pipeline north along mountain base to sulfur       springs and travertine mounds. Beyond springs are remains of       an old stampmill and cabin.
    • Do not remove any historical artifacts.

20) Little Hebe Crater Trail
    • Length: 0.5 mile, one-way.
    • Starting Point: Ubehebe Crater parking area, 8 miles west of       Scotty’s Castle.
    • Description: Volcanic craters and elaborate erosion. Hike along       west rim of Ubehebe Crater to Little Hebe and several older       craters. Continue around Ubehebe’s rim for loop hike.

21) Darwin Falls Trail
    • Length: 1 mile, one-way
    • Starting Point: Darwin Falls parking area, 2 miles off Hwy 190 on       graded dirt road, 1 mile west of Panamint Springs Resort.
    • Description: This small waterfall flows year round in a deep,       rugged gorge. Thick vegetation and muddy stream crossings can       be challenging.
    • Public water supply, no swimming or bathing please.

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