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Island Trail – Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook loop from 2 room ruin

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Island Trail – Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook loop from 2 room ruin

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(1074)

8,495

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Island Trail – Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook loop from 2 room ruin

00:48

2.62km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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88 m

Walnut Canyon National Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

Walnut Canyon stretches along the southeast of Flagstaff. This is the National Monument, where you can visit some old structures like cliff dwellings of the Anasazi. If you own an Annual Pass (America the beautiful) then you can visit for free.

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433 m

Island Trail

Highlight • Trail

682 m

Island Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The Island Trail at Walnut Canyon National Monument is known for its giant cliff walls that you walk beside. The walls are filled with ancient rooms and remains of a past Puebloan community. This is the more difficult of the two trails at Walnut Canyon National Monument.

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1.58 km

Walnut Canyon Oxbow Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

This overlook views the oxbow in the canyon below. There is another viewpoint further town the Rim Trail that peers further down the canyon.

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1.96 km

Second overlook on the Rim Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Of the two trails at Walnut Canyon National Monument, the Rim Trail is the easier of the two trails. This overlook peers down Walnut Canyon and features some benches and informational signs.

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2.47 km

Ruins of Cliff Dwellings

Highlight • Historical Site

2.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.23 km

274 m

124 m

Surfaces

2.09 km

211 m

204 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,040 m)

Lowest point (1,960 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 13 July

32°C

18°C

45 %

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Comments

August 18, 2024,The Island trail, Walnut Canyon National Monument

The longer of the two trails in this National Monument allows you to walk around the "island", the central rocky prominence around which the natives built their homes in the rock alcoves.
The trail is an easy cemented path that starts downhill (the descent will then have to be done up again) and continues with a loop around the island. …

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