Tag: Fremont River Trail

Top 10 Hikes in Capitol Reef National Park’s “Frontcountry”

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Utah34 Comments

After spending four months as a seasonal interpretive volunteer at Capitol Reef National Park, I have completed a whopping 46 blog posts for Live and Let Hike about Capitol Reef, including 42 detailed descriptions of the park’s trails and routes. Alas, despite wishful thinking, your average visitor to Capitol Reef is not likely to research …

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Fremont River Trail (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Moderate Hikes, Utah2 Comments

Capitol Reef National Park’s Fremont River Trail, named for the perennial stream it follows, ends atop a windswept hill providing sweeping views of the Waterpocket Fold, a 100-mile long wrinkle in the Earth’s crust accented by a panoply of colors. The first third of the hike traverses a trail that is wide, flat, and accessible …

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