Información
This page is for the lower section of Burrow Wash that the National Park lists as a hike. This hike is a class 2A, bottom-up canyoneering route that is family friendly. For the class 3 technical canyoneering route see: https://ropewiki.com/Burro_Wash
0Cómo llegar
Burro Wash is located 7.8 miles (12.6 km) south of Highway 24 on the Notom-Bullfrog Road. Park at the standard trailhead/parking turnout on the Notom Bullfrog Road. Hike westward up the dry wash--Burro Wash. The wash will start out going northwest and then will bend slightly south west as the canyon walls start rising. As you proceed up the wash (west), always take the left branch at major wash junctions. At the main junction, keep Right Up Canyon and shortly afterwards the class 2 portion will begin.
Descenso
Hike up canyon through a series of narrows and open areas. There are several chances to play around stemming and chimneying as you go. The class 2 section will end in an alcove with an impassable dryfall. This dryfall is the final rappel (R4) of the Burro Wash top-down, class 3 technical route. Approximately two miles (3.2 km) in from the Road, the canyon begins to narrow as it cuts into the Navajo Sandstone. Soon you will encounter a narrow, sandy wash on the right. Proceed up this wash to a large chockstone, which may be proceeded by a pool of water. You can bypass this obstacle by backtracking 20 yards (18 m) to a slickrock slide on the south side of the canyon. A route leads from the right side of the slide around the ridge over the chockstone and down into the wash on the other side. As you proceed up-canyon, you will encounter several more chockstones that require some climbing to negotiate and two sets of narrows that constrict to shoulder-width. About 3.4 miles (5.5 km) in from the trailhead, two large chockstones must be negotiated to access the third and final section of narrows, which is often preceded by a cold pool of water. At the upper end of the final narrows is a large chamber with an impassable pour-off. This marks the end of the route for most hikers. It is possible to bypass the pour-off by backtracking a couple hundred yards (180 m) through the last section of narrows and then friction climbing up the steeply-sloping canyon wall on the right (north). A few rock cairns may mark the route. This section traverses steep slickrock with loose footing and severe exposure in several places, and is not recommended for most hikers. Use extreme caution, especially if wet or icy conditions exist. At the top, descend back down into the wash above the pour-off. The route continues another mile (1.6 km), traversing several short sections of narrows and eventually ends at a sculptured, fluted pour-off which will be impassable to most. Continuing up-canyon requires technical rock climbing equipment and expertise and route-finding skills. For those with such capabilities, the canyon continues several more miles and will eventually come out on the South Draw Road (see note above under Trailhead Locations). To return to the trailhead, retrace the route back down the canyon.
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