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<\/a>The Zion Canyon was and still is being shaped by the Virgin River. The Main Canyon is quite wide and Shuttles are driving through the actual canyon. The last stop which is reachable via Shuttle is the „Temple of Sinawava“, where the so called Riverside Walk starts. The Riverside Walk follows the flow of the Virgin River for aboutr 2.2 miles (3.5 km). On the one side is the Virgin River, on the other side are steep faces from the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>At the end of the Riverside Walk the Narrows Trail starts. From now on, you’ll have to get your feet wet to continue as the only way is through the river. You’ll find out why the hike is called „Narrows“, from now on both sides of the river you have these steep faces and there’s no chance to escape the water. The more you get in, the narrower it becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Here at the end of the Riverside Walk, you’ll find many tourists. While some are only doing the Riverside Walk, others – like us – are going to do the Narrows and switch their shoes to the Watershoes. There are even a couple of people that are going in barefoot, which I would not recommend. The river bed is quite stony and the stones can be quite sharp. Most of these guys don’t go in far, the current is too strong to do this barefoot without any hiking sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>After a short time you’ll get to a small waterfall on the right hand. Especially in this early area are still many tourist, you’ll actually have to get in quite a while to get less people around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After about 3 miles (5 km) you’ll reach the junction towards Orderville Canyon. As you’re walking upstream, this can take up to two or three hours, depending on your fitness and the current flow of the river. At this junction you have the possiblity to go left into the Wall Street or you can go right, climb over a small waterfall and hike into the Orderville Canyon, a sidearm of the Virgin River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Back in 2017 I already hiked the Narrows and tried to get into the Orderville Canyon. I didn’t succeed, the flow rate was higher than 2018 and I didn’t get up the waterfall without falling into the water. So in 2017 I hiked the Wall Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Orderville Canyon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In 2018 the flow of the river was lower and we were able to hike the Orderville Canyon. The beginning looks quite like the Narrows do up to this point, steep faces on both sides, not much sunlight and you’re still walking in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n