Going in on the south side , 142a, is a shorter steep hike. It enters the canyon about where the high lines cross the canyon. It's probably quicker because Maxwell and Tramway on the north take the time to switch back and forth. The hike is longer by distance . The south trails just kinda go straight down. I once took a 100 quart ice chest full of ice cream down the high line trail with the help of Rob Bonney who worked
for me and now has his own business. We were preparing to meet a dozen kids from a Sunnyslope Grade School his mother taught at.
She brought them on a field trip to the canyon.
Part way in on the 142a there's a newly labelled road that takes you to the edge just above the Red Tank. From there you can hike to Hanging Gardens. I believe that road is labelled 142j . It was never labelled until the last 5 years or so. There's only one major fork on the 142a and it's the left fork.
My first trip to the canyon was summer after 7th grade. My dad dropped myself and my friend Brent at the top of Tramway with backpacks and came back four days later. Brent and I were going to "live off the land". We brought only a little oatmeal and fishing poles. Brent's family was pretty outdoorsy. His dad was head of Game and Fish. We drank the water right from the stream . No fancy filters. Still perhaps my favorite place in the state. I must have hiked down the canyon 50 times since on one trail or another
for me and now has his own business. We were preparing to meet a dozen kids from a Sunnyslope Grade School his mother taught at.
She brought them on a field trip to the canyon.
Part way in on the 142a there's a newly labelled road that takes you to the edge just above the Red Tank. From there you can hike to Hanging Gardens. I believe that road is labelled 142j . It was never labelled until the last 5 years or so. There's only one major fork on the 142a and it's the left fork.
My first trip to the canyon was summer after 7th grade. My dad dropped myself and my friend Brent at the top of Tramway with backpacks and came back four days later. Brent and I were going to "live off the land". We brought only a little oatmeal and fishing poles. Brent's family was pretty outdoorsy. His dad was head of Game and Fish. We drank the water right from the stream . No fancy filters. Still perhaps my favorite place in the state. I must have hiked down the canyon 50 times since on one trail or another
