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The Riverside Walk is a relatively flat and paved 2.2 mile (3.5 km) round-trip trail in the northern end of Zion Canyon. This easy trail follows the Virgin River as the sheer sandstone walls narrow in around you.
The Riverside Walk of Zion National Park — also known as The Gateway to the Narrows — is quite possibly the best, most scenic wheelchair accessible, family-friendly hike around. (Wheelchairs may need assistance through some stretches.) Trail Guide. Distance: 2.2 miles. Hiking Time: About 1.5 hours. Difficulty: Easy. Hazards: Small drop-offs.
The Zion Narrows Riverside Walk. Get to know this 1.9-mile out-and-back trail near Springdale, Utah. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 44 min to complete. This is a very popular area for hiking, running, and walking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.
The National Park Service rates the Riverside Walk portion as Easy, but this 68-year-old found it moderate (for distance and climbs). It IS along a paved pathway. Cliffs tower above you, and the Virgin River runs alongside, sounding happy to have squeezed through The Narrows.
Riverside Walk accesses the notorious narrows north of Zion Canyon, making it one of the most popular trails in Zion National Park. To the end of the trail (at the start of the narrows) and back is a 1.8-mile hike over a level walkway bordering the Virgin River.
Even if you aren’t hiking The Narrows, you can do the Riverside Walk. This is the first half of The Narrows hike — the paved portion. You won’t get wet or have to walk in the water along this stretch.
The Riverside Walk is the closest you can get to the Narrows of the Virgin River without getting your feet wet. Hiked as a prelude to the Narrows or on its own, this 2-mile, round-trip hike is a must-do, even for visitors with only a few hours to spend in Zion.
Starting at the Temple of Sinawava (the final shuttle stop deep in the heart of Zion Canyon), the Riverside Walk is a wonderful little hike on a fairly level paved trail that affords great views of the Virgin River and wonderfully lush hanging gardens and trees surrounded by tall weeping walls.
Riverside Walk is the precursor to accessing The Narrows, and it is a lovely standalone hike of its own. You can cruise alongside the Virgin River and marvel at the towering walls of the Temple of Sinawava on this serene, well-groomed trail.
Riverside Walk is one of the best easy hikes in Zion National Park. This one-mile paved trail, which starts at the northern tip of Zion Canyon, parallels the Virgin River until it reaches The Narrows.