The Great Stone Door
An easy walk to a 100-foot natural crack in the cliff line that opens onto sweeping views over Savage Gulf.
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- Length
- 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 250 ft
- Difficulty
- easy
- Route
- out-and-back
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0.8 mi · 88 ft of climbing · high 1,834 ft · low 1,771 ft
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A short, family-friendly walk leads to the Great Stone Door, a 100-foot-deep, 10-foot-wide fracture in the sandstone cliff that early travelers used as a natural staircase into the gorge. The overlook at the top is one of the best on the Plateau, gazing out over the rugged Savage Gulf. Stairs through the "door" connect to a much longer network of backcountry trails if you want more.