Page and Antelope Canyon
Arizona
A small town on a mesa above Glen Canyon Dam, built in the 1950s for the dam's workers, with Lake Powell to the north and the Colorado running deep below it to the south. The slot canyons of Antelope Canyon lie on Navajo land and can be entered only on a paid guided tour, while Horseshoe Bend, the dam and most overlooks are open ground, some behind a parking or recreation-area fee.
5 challenges · 21 stops
STARTERThe Bend in the River, on Foot
≈ 1,800 steps0.8 mi · about 1.5 hoursStarter · 2 stops · 500 credStart where you live.The paved mile and a half out and back from the Horseshoe Bend lot to the railed overlook above the river's loop. The City of Page charges to park, and there is no water or shade at the rim, so go early. An hour and a half.
STARTERThe Dam, the Bridge and a Garden in the Rock
≈ 3,500 steps1.7 mi · about 2 hoursStarter · 3 stops · 500 credStart where you live.A short loop at Glen Canyon Dam: the visitor center on the rim, a walk out along the highway bridge 700 feet above the river, then half a mile of slickrock trail to a spring-fed garden under an overhang. About two hours on foot, all free.
STANDARDTwo Slot Canyons and the Town Between
7.0 mi by carabout 5.5 hours · + 1 stretch not routedStandard · 4 stops · 600 credOne trip earns it.Both Antelope slot canyons on Navajo land, which you can enter only on a guided tour booked ahead with a licensed operator plus the Navajo park permit, then back through Page to Church Row and down the stairs to the Dam Overlook. Book the tours two hours apart; about five and a half hours.
ADVANCEDDown to Mile Zero at Lees Ferry
≈ 8,500 steps + 3.4 mi by car4.0 mi on foot · about 7 hoursAdvanced · 6 stops · 800 credGetting there is not the hard part.A full day about forty miles from Page: walk the 1929 Navajo Bridge, then pay at the Glen Canyon entrance station and follow the Lees Ferry road past a balanced boulder and a slot of a wash to the ranch, the ferry landing and a sunken steamboat. You need a car; bring water, there is little shade.
ADVANCEDWest Along the Lake to the Toadstools
37 mi by carabout 7 hours · + the walk in to 1 stopAdvanced · 6 stops · 800 credGetting there is not the hard part.A full day by car west from Page into southern Utah: the lake from above at two overlooks, a butte standing alone in the water, dinosaur bones in Big Water, and a short wash walk to the Toadstool hoodoos. Two stops sit in Glen Canyon's $30 fee area; the Paria desk is open mid-March to mid-November.
Counted between stops; you'll walk more at each one.
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