Basics
- Length:
- 5 miles roundtrip
- Difficulty:
- Easy,
Intermediate
- Time:
- 2 to 3 hours
Description
This trail offers good views of Deadhorse gulch and East Portal on the Gunnison River, as well as good birding. Park at the Kneeling Camel Overlook and walk a few yards east to a spur road that leads to the old Ranger Station. The trail, actually an old service road, begins here. After 3/4 of a mile the road passes a stock pond. This pond is fed by one of the few springs found on the rim of the Black Canyon. Continue on another 1 1/2 mile until you encounter a stock fence. Turn right (south) here and walk 1/4 mile along the fence until you come to the canyon’s rim. Deadhorse Gulch is the large side drainage located just east of the overlook (and the fence).
This is one of the North Rim Trails.
Details
Length:
5 miles roundtrip
Difficulty:
Easy
Intermediate
Intermediate
Time:
2 to 3 hours
