# The East Rim trail - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/the-east-rim-trail/ - Published: 2022-04-14T06:36:16-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout ** It’s not quite 7 a.m. on this cold November day**. The trailhead parking lot only has a park ranger vehicle with a gent smoking a cigarette inside the cab. I politely ask him if this is the start of the East Rim trail. He smiles and points to a marker a few feet away and wishes me well. It is the only conversation I have with another human for six hours. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0660.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **No where close** to the main attractions and views that one usually associates with Zion National Park, the East Rim is a quiet, if not a somewhat foreboding wonderland. I get going as rays of sunshine start to dance and play with the mountain tops. 15 degrees currently. I start the ascent. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0736.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **My limited research** seemed to indicate that you can start hiking the East Rim and eventually make it to the West Rim, and maybe even find a loop. Additional research though seemed to indicate that rock falls and other weather related hazards have sections of the trail closed or marked as unpassable. I decide to just try and go as far as my body will allow. One step in front of the other and let’s see where it will lead… ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0753-1.jpg? resize=640%2C480&ssl=1) Almost six miles later, I make it to an outcrop showcasing the West Rim of the park. I would need to descend a couple of miles straight down to the valley floor though, with no guarantee of finding a way to loop back. I didn’t really want to do a descent only to find I would have to turn around and climb right back up the mountain. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_0770.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) So I turn around and head back. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-east-rim-trail/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20East%20Rim%20trail&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fthe-east-rim-trail%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-east-rim-trail/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-east-rim-trail/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-east-rim-trail/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-east-rim-trail/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…