Number 1 backpacking trip in death valley allow at least 4 to 5 days to thoroughly enjoy this wondrous backpacking trip with its many side canyons and attractions.
Marble canyon death valley backpacking.
I backpacked starting from cottonwood and ending in marble canyon.
Winter trips if you want to get out hiking this winter death valley is a great place to do it.
The 8 5mi 13 7km road requires a 4x4 vehicle due to deep sand rocky washes tight corners and small boulders.
You can drive the family there and do a short 3 mile out and back hike and see one of the greatest views of death valley.
Great spot to cache water if you are willing to drive a little.
What many don t realize is you can drive nearly all the way up to where marble canyon starts.
The cottonwood canyon marble canyon loop is one of the few backpacking trails in death valley that is actually a trail.
It includes gps coordinates for the trailheads mile by mile directional cues rich narratives and beautiful photographs.
The lower portion of marble canyon is widely regarded as one of the best canyons in death valley because it has spectacular scenery which includes a section of towering slot narrows made of marble walls.
The 1 8mi 2 9km road requires a 4x4 high clearance vehicle due to small boulders and tight corners through the rocky wash.
The majority of the other opportunities for backpacking are essentially you re free to wander around and camp in this area and then leave it to hiker to decide where to go where as this loop has a set start and end point and a specific path to follow to get.
Difficulties encountered on the hike include needing high clearance or better yet 4wd to reach the ideal starting point for the hike and.
Descending into marble canyon we ll enjoy hiking through towering narrows and spot prehistoric petroglyphs along with epically ancient fossils.
Difficulties encountered on the backpacking loop include driving to the starting point with the proper.
Backpacking in death valley national can be challenging but the opportunities for experiencing solitude sweeping vistas dark night skies and awesome geology abound within the three million acres of designated wilderness there are few established trails in the park but hikers can follow canyon bottoms open desert washes alluvial fans and abandoned dirt roads to get around.
The cottonwood marble loop is death valley s premier backpacking route as it passes through cottonwood canyon which is often lush green and marble canyon which is visually stunning with towering marble narrows over the course of three days.
This loop can be done in three days and i would rate it moderately strenuous at that pace.
A guide to the park s greatest hiking adventures this book includes detailed information about 57 of the best day hikes and extended backpacking trips in death valley.
