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This rewarding hike explores the wild rim of Bride's Canyon. You'll enjoy hours of fun exploration with continuous views, dramatic cliffs, colorful terrain and convoluted erosional forms. Navigating the maze-like west rim is a bit tricky and involves vertical exposure, but with persistence and careful scrambling you can reach a satisfying spot directly above Ottinger Arch and a tall spire named The Bride. Afterward, a short climb leads up to the north tip of Gold Bar Rim with great views over Moab Valley.
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To keep the hike to a manageable length you'll want to drive Gemini Bridges Road at least as far as the turnoff for Bride's Canyon. Gemini Bridges is a well-maintained jeep road with some steep, narrow and gravelly spots so it's best to have at least an all-wheel-drive vehicle with moderate ground clearance. Park just off the side of the road somewhere between the turnoff and Gooney Bird Rock.
Alternatively, if you have a 4WD vehicle that can handle deep sand you could shorten the hike by driving further to the point where Gold Bar Rim Safari Route meets the Goldbar mountain bike trail.
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