Delicate Arch

 

Delicate Arch is one of the most popular hikes in the park. This is the arch that is on the Utah license plates. The hike is only 3 mile round trip but it is exposed to sunlight for the entire hike and is all up hill to the arch. I recommend this hike for the morning or evening to avoid the sun. It is very enjoyable walking on the slick rock, a nice change from the rocky trails of the northeast USA.

The parking area and trail can be very crowded.  Once at the arch, the crowds form lines to get a solo picture standing under the arch.  In recent years, the people are becoming more and more rude, just walking past others who had been waiting.