Maidenwater (Upper South Fork)

Maidenwater (Upper South Fork) Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

Also known as: Maidenwater; Maidenwater Canyon; Maidenwater South Fork; South Fork of Maidenwater.

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‌	Difficulty:‌3B II (v3a2 II) Raps:‌3-10, max ↨75ft Metric Overall: 3-5h  ⟷3.7mi Descent:  ⟷1.6mi  ↓548ft No Red Tape:‌ Shuttle:‌ Vehicle:Passenger
Location:	37.8923, -110.5961
Condition Reports:	8 Oct 2019 "See the full condition report at Candition.com. Submitted by [http://www.
Weather:
Best season:	Spring;Summer;Fall;HOT in Summer winter spring summer fall Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Regions:	North America United States Utah Southeast Utah  North Wash Trachyte Area

http://brennen.caltech.edu/swhikes/maiden.htm,http://climb-utah.com/Powell/maid1.htm,http://roadtripryan.com/go/t/utah/north-wash/southmaiden,http://ropewiki.com/User:Super_Amazing_Map?id=Maidenwater_(Upper_South_Fork)_-_North_Wash,http://web.archive.org/web/20240229153613/http://canyoncollective.com/betabase/maidenwater-south-fork.117?kmlidxna,http://americansouthwest.net/slot_canyons/maidenwater_canyon/index.html,http://summitpost.org/maidenwater-canyon/871133

http://candition.com/canyons/south-fork-of-maidenwater-trachyte-creek,https://youtu.be/J3X7HGO-c2k

http://brennen.caltech.edu/swhikes/maiden.htm,http://roadtripryan.com/go/t/utah/north-wash/southmaiden

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Introduction

On it's own, a ho-hum canyon. Best done as the Maidenwater Loop, ascending Middle Fork on the way to the head of South Fork. South Fork is very scenic and family-friendly.

Beta sites

• Chris Brennen's Adventure Hikes (Southwest)  : Maidenwater Canyon
• Climb-Utah.com  : Maidenwater Canyon - Trachyte Creek
• RoadTripRyan.com  : South Fork of Maidenwater
• Super Amazing Map  : Maidenwater (Upper South Fork)
• CanyonCollective.com  : Maidenwater South Fork
• AmericanSouthwest.net  : Maidenwater Canyon
• SummitPost.org  : Maidenwater Canyon

Trip reports and media

• Candition.com  : South Fork of Maidenwater; Trachyte Creek
• YouTube.com : Richard Pattison, Maidenwater (South Fork) movie

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Maidenwater (Upper South Fork)

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