Buckskin Gulch

From Wire Pass Trailhead, the hike follows the sandy course of Coyote Wash along the Wire Pass Trail, crossing open desert before the wash tightens into Wire Pass Slot Canyon. Smooth sandstone walls, shaded narrows, and a nearby petroglyph panel lead toward the junction with Buckskin Gulch.

At this junction, the itinerary first turns onto Buckskin Gulch Trail, entering the main canyon corridor and passing Buckskin Overlook along this branch of the route. The passage follows sandy bends, pale slickrock, dry washes, and undulating sandstone walls before returning to the Wire Pass junction.

Back at the junction, the route then follows Upper Buckskin Gulch Trail in the opposite direction, exploring another arm of the canyon system before turning back. The return retraces the junction, Wire Pass Slot Canyon, Coyote Wash, and the open desert approach to the trailhead, within the Grand Staircase–Escalante and Paria Canyon–Vermilion Cliffs wilderness landscape.

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