Routes
Overland, human-powered, and river routes across the American West.
Hiking
River Trips
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River TripLabyrinth Canyon
Green River / Canyonlands
Flatwater canyon country at its quietest. 68 miles of remote Green River solitude between Green River City and Mineral Bottom — no motor noise, no permit chaos.
Shuttle Heavy
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River TripDesolation Canyon
Uinta Basin / Book Cliffs
66 miles of remote Green River wilderness, Sand Wash to Nefertiti — 84 miles if you run the full Desolation–Gray trip through to Swaseys. One of the longest undammed river canyons in the lower 48; no roads in, no crowds.
True Expedition
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River TripLodore Canyon
Dinosaur National Monument
Technical whitewater through a sheer red-rock gorge in Dinosaur National Monument. Permit-required, class III–IV, unforgettable.
Logistics Heavy
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River TripWestwater Canyon
Colorado River / Utah-Colorado Border
The Colorado River's most accessible technical canyon. 17 miles of class III–IV whitewater — a fast, furious, eminently doable weekend trip from Moab or Grand Junction.
Weekend Committed
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River TripMeander Canyon
Canyonlands / Moab
Flatwater desert canyon running from Moab to the Cataract put-in. Wide bends, massive walls, absolute quiet — the Colorado at its most meditative.
Shuttle Heavy
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River TripRuby–Horsethief Canyon
Colorado River / Grand Junction
25 miles of mellow Colorado River canyon between Grand Junction and Westwater. Perfect first river trip — flat water, great camps, big desert scenery.
Weekend Simple
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River TripStillwater Canyon
Canyonlands / Green River
Flatwater wilderness from Mineral Bottom to the Colorado confluence. Remote, quiet, permit-free — ends at one of the most dramatic confluence points in the American Southwest.
Remote Serious