On August 14th, 2008 we hiked “The Subway” with some friends. Â Our guides, the Paxmans, had hiked it once before and talked us into going with them. Â I had high expectations for the hike and was totally blown away. Â It is the most incredble hike I’ve been on and the formations and scenery are incredible. Â It is a strenuous all-day hike that took us about 10 hours to complete (including time to stop and play along the way). Â Our family group included Natalie, Davis, Thane, Eli, and myself. Â The other families that went were Tolds, Paxmans, and Smiths.
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Here is a link to my GPS track — batteries went dead for a portion of the hike but you get the general idea. Â To see a detailed breakdown of the GPS log click the image below.
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This post was written by Paul Pearson on August 14, 2008
Was this hike out of Zion’s? We were there last summer, but I don’t recall a hike called the subway. I would love to do this one- Was it a one way hike where you had to have a vehicle waiting or was it a round trip hike? We did a little of the narrows last summer and would love to do the whole 17 miles of it sometime.
Donna
Yes, this hike starts outside of the park. There is a turn-off for Kolob Resevoir about half-way between Virgin and Springdale. You head North on that road for several miles to the trail head. You can see the road on the map above. We did a one-way hike starting from the “top” and hiking to the bottom where we left a car waiting.