Coyote Gulch ~ Women-ONLY Backpack

About This Event

Tell us if this sounds familiar. You don’t have anyone to backpack with. Your friends aren’t backpacking friends, and your significant other isn’t into backpacking.

On top of that, you don’t have time to do all the planning and coordinating with other people. Or maybe you just don’t enjoy the planning! You’ll do it if you need to, but for once yo

u wish someone else would do the planning so you could be the one who just shows up packed and ready for fun . . .

If you love adventure and bucket-list-worthy views and are an experienced backpacker who is looking for fun, adventurous women to explore the beautiful backcountry with, then you don’t do not want to miss our women-only-backpack to Coyote Gulch in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area!

Join Wine Hiking Society co-founders Angelique and Cindy for 3 days / 2 nights as we backpack Coyote Gulch via the Hurricane Wash Trail, an out-and-back route that starts in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and ends in Coyote Gulch and the spectacular Jacob Hamblin Arch. Before we hit the trail for our 3-day trip, we’ll spend 1 night car camping along Hole in the Rock Road. That way, you don’t have to get up early to make the long drive.

TRAIL RATING: Moderate (~600 ft. of elevation gain)  LENGTH: 20+ miles RT

CARPOOLING: Will be coordinated via Facebook Events. Please plan on leaving the Salt Lake Area around 10 AM the morning of the event.

$229 Cost Includes:

• WHS Backpacking Checklist so you know what gear you need
• 3 days, 2 nights at a beautiful backcountry campsite
• Food menu ideas tailored to backpacking in the desert
• Emergency gear including two group first aid kits, GPS locator / SOS device
• Two experienced backpacking guides who are both certified in wilderness first-aid and CPR

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ

Backpacking experience is required.

Pricing is based on each attendee’s ability to be self-sufficient while backpacking. Below are requirements to attend this backpacking trip. Basic Requirements to Attend: 

• Need little to no direction on the following:
  • How to pack you backpack
  • What gear is required
  • Clothing and footwear needed
  • Basic trail finding
  • Food / menu planning
  • Leave No Trace Principles

WHS backpacking trips rated as MODERATE also have the following requirements:

• Ability to hike 5-10 miles per day with a 35-pound backpack
• Average backpacking pace: 40-minute miles
• Been backpacking two (2) or more times and did not rely on someone else for direction on the “Basic” requirements

Email us at admin@winehikingsociety.com if you have questions about these requirements.

ITINERARY Day 1: Leave SLC area around 10 AM, drive to Hole in the Rock Road, and find campsite.

Day 2: Drive to trailhead and hike approximately 7 miles and set up base camp.

Day 3: Leave base camp and day hike the Black Lagoon and Cliff Arch. (No moving camp!)

Day 4: Pack up and head back to the trailhead. The following items are available to rent in our shop:

• Backpack
• Tent
• Sleeping Bag
• Sleeping Pad
• Backpacking Stove (JetBoil Stash)
• Backpacking Chair

Cancellations prior to July 1, 2023, will be eligible for a full refund minus a $50 convenience fee. Cancellations prior to July 16, 2023, will be eligible for a 50% refund minus a $50 convenience fee. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after July 31, 2023. NO EXCEPTIONS.