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

37.8923, -110.5961https://ropewiki.com/images/6/6e/Maidenwater_%28Upper_South_Fork%29.kmltopo

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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

Incidents

Credits

Maidenwater (Upper South Fork)

Information provided by automated processes. KML map by (unknown). Main photo by (unknown). Authors are listed in chronological order.

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