Hiking the Little Wild Horse Canyon & Bell Canyon Loop | San Rafael Swell, Utah

Located in the San Rafael Swell, Little Wild Horse Canyon is an excellent slot canyon that is accessible for many and perfect for beginners. With limited experience in canyoneering, we visited and experienced one of the best hikes we've had.

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Little Wild Horse Canyon and Bell Canyon are located in the San Rafael Swell in south central Utah. It is a short drive west of Goblin Valley State Park and north of Hanksville. The slot canyons are popular with families and have stretches of hiking trails for all ages, even the more adventurous!

From the parking lot trailhead it is an easy 0.5 mile hike to where the split occurs. To the left is Bell Canyon and to the right is Little Wild Horse Canyon.

Many find Little Wild Horse Canyon to be the more impressive of the two canyons and simply hike as far as they like and head back. There's nothing wrong with this at all! During our hike we definitely found the most varied texture and color as well as the narrowest areas of the slot canyon to be in Little Wild Horse Canyon.

For the most part the trail is relatively flat, however, one might have to do a bit of scrambling over rock boulders and areas of "walls" which rise a couple feet. Adults shouldn't have much problem in average physical condition as there are plenty of places to get stable footing. Children can easily be boosted up.

From the junction, the Little Wild Horse Canyon Trail goes back 3.6 miles through plenty of gorgeous twisting and turning narrows to an open and exposed portion that loops around the back. This 1.6 mile section leads to a 4x4 road that can be followed straight into Bell Canyon. A number of signs are posted to show where you are located on the trail and help guide your way should you choose to complete the 8 mile loop.

From the north entrance into Bell Canyon back to the previous split is a 1.8 mile hike. This canyon has far less twists and turns, is a bit wider with only one section of narrows. Due to this, there is less shade, however, this canyon would be ideal for someone who may have issues with narrow spaces as Little Wild Horse Canyon certainly has some shoulder width areas to get through.

Regardless of which direction you go, how far you go, or which canyon you choose, this area is one not to be missed and a great place to stretch your legs, get in some exercise or just marvel at nature.

VIDEO FILMED: 08/06/2020


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00:00 Intro
00:57 Hike to the Canyon Junction
05:34 Little Wild Horse Canyon
18:53 Road Between the Canyons
20:35 Bell Canyon

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