Gower Gulch Loop
The Gower Gulch Loop trail passes through colorful badlands and narrow canyons, and alongside old borax mines.
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Gower Gulch Loop Details
Starting from the Golden Canyon parking area, the Gower Gulch Loop trail runs four miles, starting on the Golden Canyon trail before angling off steeply uphill near marker #10, passing through colorful badlands and narrow canyons and alongside old borax mines. Hikers can take in the views with a one-mile detour to Zabriskie Point, or head down Gower Gulch (scrambling over a couple of dry waterfalls along the way) to complete the loop. The Golden Canyon parking lot is 2 miles south of Highway 190 on Badwater Road.
Difficulty
Moderate
Distance
4 miles
Estimated time
Region
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Gower Gulch Loop
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0.6 mi away
Twenty Mule Team Canyon
This unpaved, one-way, 2.7-mile loop road through the multicolored Death Valley badlands is well worth exploring on foot or by vehicle.
0.8 mi away
Golden Canyon Interpretive Trail
This hike takes you up the aptly named Golden Canyon.
1.1 mi away
Desolation Canyon Trail
Hikers will follow an old road into narrow Desolation Canyon which, despite its name, passes through some colorful badlands.
1.7 mi away
Zabriskie Point
Great views of badlands, sunrises and sunsets, right off Highway 190.
1.7 mi away
Zabriskie Point
Named for a borax baron and located in a wildly eroded section of Death Valley National Park.
