Left Fork (The Subway)

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Swimming · Views · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Permits are required to access this area from either direction. Please visit nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/… for more information.

Dry pants, hiking sticks, and neoprene socks are helpful in the colder months!

This route cannot be run.

The trail begins at the parking lot for Left Fork trailhead, starting out pretty flat on a well-maintained trail for about 10 min then it starts to lead you down to the bottom of the canyon. There's a lot of loose rocks coming down this quite steep part. You'll see a sign "Left Fork Trailhead" once closer to the bottom of the canyons and the water.

Once at the bottom, start hiking upstream! There are "obvious" trails on both side of the creek, one might be easier than the other. There are a lot of water crossings, rock hopping, and some boulder climbing, if you prefer. After running for a while from the trailhead sign, the views of the canyons start to open up; it is majestic. There are many small waterfalls along the way created by some boulders in the stream before we hit those "signature" cascade waterfalls at almost the end of the run.

On your way out make sure to keep a eye out for the exit as it is easy to miss the trail you hiked down into the canyon floor.

Water flow can change based on the time of year and current weather conditions keep this in mind as hiking the trail as it can flash flood.