Trail Report: Hiking to Druid Arch from Chesler Park
Spectacular Druid Arch in Needles, Canyonlands This is the trail report of my hike from Chesler Park to Druid arch deep in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. I slept at Chesler Park Campground number 4 and enjoy the beautiful sunrise in the park. I then began hiking toward Druid arch. The trail is well marked the entire way. This trail goes directly east from Chesler Park through a crack in the surrounding sandstone towers. On the other side of this passage is Elephant Canyon. When I first saw Elephant Canyon, I was very high above the canyon floor. It is not direct or intuitive to reach the canyon floor. Nevertheless, that is where you must go in order to continue hiking. Following the cairns, I traveled north over sandstone boulders for about 15 minutes before the trail dropped into another fissure in the rocks. Following this down, the trail gradually works its way down a moderate cliff. The hiking is not ...