The Narrows: Bottom-Up Route

This is the easiest way to experience The Narrows. Ride the shuttle to the Temple of Sinawava, and use the restroom facilities before embarking - there are no facilities in the Narrows. Start along Riverside Walk, which works its way north, along the shores of the Virgin River. Along the way, you'll have awesome views of the river itself, as well as some ultra lush "hanging gardens" Zion is famous for.At the end of Riverside Walk, begin wading upstream into the Narrows. Use caution as you move upstream given the slippery and uneven nature of the river bottom. There is no formal destination (turn around whenever you feel like it), and you return the same way you came. The route mapped here turns back on itself at Orderville Canyon, a tributary stream approximately two hours upstream from the end of Riverside Walk (2.5 miles from the shuttle stop).Along the way to Orderville Canyon, you'll be continuously awestruck by the peculiarity of this narrow and incredibly deep canyon. The sandstone walls of the canyon flow overhead like the water that carved them into existence.