![]() Once parked up, the arch is a short 1-mile walk along a flat, paved trail. Approximately 150 spaces are available, and during busy periods, the parking area can sometimes reach capacity. To get to the Arch, you must drive 16 miles into the park to reach the Devils Garden car park. Instead, walk just a bit of the trail to find both intimate and wide-angle scenes. No need to hike very far if you don’t feel like it. Landscape Arch is situated in the Devils Garden section in the northern area of Arches National Park, which itself is located 5 miles north of Moab, Utah. Stop 13: The Trail To Landscape Arch The large parking lot beside the trailhead to Tunnel, Pine Tree and Landscape Arches (plus several other arches further up the trail) marks the literal end of the (paved) road. Looking at it, it’s hard to comprehend how a piece of rock just 6 feet thick at its thinnest point can support an enormous 290-foot span of rock. Whilst it’s no longer possible to walk underneath due to safety concerns, the arch remains a spectacle to behold. In the past few decades, there have been three occasions where large sandstone slabs (measuring 30, 47 and 70 feet) on the arch have fallen off. Indeed, the Natural Arch and Bridge society warn that the arch could collapse at any time without warning. Typically, arc natural arches are those considered old and close to collapse. This basically means that it shows no signs/evidence of a specific process of formation. ![]() The Landscape Arch is an arc natural arch eroded in Entrada sandstone. Location map of Utah Map of Utah’s Natural Wonders the Arches National Park is middle right Regardless, with the sandstone now only six feet thick at its thinnest point, hiking trails that used to snake underneath the arch have been closed for safety reasons. Whilst some believe it will soon fall, others argue that the dropping of excess weight has actually strengthened the arch. ![]() Geologists disagree on whether or not the arch is currently stable, as large pieces of the giant sandstone structure have broken off in recent years. Landscape Arch in Arches National Park is the longest natural arch in the world, with a span of 290.1ft (88.4m).
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