Awesome hiking trail near Page, AZ

One afternoon when the children did NOT want to go hiking, only rock scrambling, Eldon suggested we just find a place they can run around at. Fantastic idea! We had seen some neat rocks on a road just past the Carl Hayden Visitor Center so we headed out there. They had a blast, racing around and climbing up as high as I would let them without screaming at calling them to come down. Suddenly Emily shouted that she found something really cool, and lo and behold, there was a trail lined with rocks on either side. We followed it for about 1 1/2 miles as it looped around the ridge. As we were driving out the road, we noticed a small parking lot and what looked like an unmarked trailhead.

On our next visit, a few weeks later, we met a couple on the trail. They expressed their delight that we had found the trail. Turns out that last year they took the time to lay the rock trail and are attempting to get the NPS to give it a name and put it out as a hiking trail. However, the NPS is too busy with the major attractions in the area like Horseshoe Bend and Glen Canyon Dam. If you're in Page, definitely check this out! 

To find it, you'll head North on the 89. Less then 1/2 a mile past the Carl Hayden Visitor Center is an unamed road to the left. Here is a link that should get you really close to the trailhead. There is a very small dirt parking lot on the left and an obvious path lined with rocks. 

So much fun climbing rocks!

You'll hike around this rock ridge.

There is many cool geological features on this hike!

"I'm tired mama."

See my 3 oldest way up there?

"This is the Best Hike Ever!"

We saw several little dry pools.

"Can we always do fun hikes like this?"

When you're in the desert,
You look into infinity.......
It makes you feel terribly small,
And in a strange way,
Quite big.
-David Lean