Death Valley Day Hikes

Day Hikes in Death Valley:

Badwater Salt Flat-(easy) 1/2 mile to edge, 5 miles across
Dante’s Ridge-(moderate) 1/2 miles to first summit, 4 miles to Mt. Perry
Desolation Canyon-(moderate) 3 miles round trip
Golden Canyon Interpretive Trail-(easy) 1 mile one way
Gower Gilch Loop-(moderate) 4 miles round trip
Little Hebe Crater Trail-(moderate) 1 mile round trip
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes-(easy-moderate) 2 miles to highest dune
Mosaic Canyon-(moderate) 1/2 to 2 miles one way
Natural Bridge Canyon-(easy) 1  1/2 mile one way
Salt Creek Interpretive trail-(easy) 1/2 mile round trip
Titus Canyon Narrows-(easy) 1 1/5 miles one way

Adventurous Hikes-

No trails- you’re on your own.

Bighorn Gorge-(strenuous) 10 miles one way
Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop-(strenuous) 26 to 30 mile loop
Death Valley Buttes-(strenuous) 1  1/2 mile to top of first butte
Fall Canyon-(moderately strenuous) 3 miles to first dry fall; 6 miles to second dry fall
Hanaupah Canyon-(moderately strenuous) 3 miles to spring in south fork
Hole-in-the-Wall-(moderately strenuous) 2 to 10 miles
Hungry Bill’s Ranch-(moderately strenuous) 2 miles to ranch; 7 miles to Panamint City
Indian Pass-(moderately strenuous) 6 miles to springs; 8 miles to pass
Little Bridge Canyon-  (moderately strenuous) 3 miles one way
Owlshead Mountains-(moderate) 7 miles to upper; 16 mile loop to return through Granite Canyon
Panamint Dunes-(moderate) 3 miles to dunes
Surprise Canyon-(strenuous) 5 miles to ghost town
Titanothere Canyon-(moderately strenuous) 4  1/2 miles to Lostman Spring; 12 miles to Scotty’s Castle Road

Summer Hikes:

These are cooler hikes and may have snow on them until June.

Wildrose Peak Trail-(moderately strenuous) 4.2 miles one way
Telescope Peak Trail-(strenuous) 7 miles one way