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Courthouse Towers Viewpoint – Petrified Dunes Viewpoint loop from Petrified Dunes Viewpoint

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Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Utah
Grand County

Courthouse Towers Viewpoint – Petrified Dunes Viewpoint loop from Petrified Dunes Viewpoint

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5.0

(5775)

5,943

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Courthouse Towers Viewpoint – Petrified Dunes Viewpoint loop from Petrified Dunes Viewpoint

01:47

24.9km

480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

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Arches National Park

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Parking

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5.48 km

Courthouse Towers Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewpoint and parking area is the final destination if traveling on the Park Avenue Trail and offers fantastic views of the the famous Three Gossips formation and Courthouse Towers, …

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2

5.60 km

This viewpoint and parking area is the final destination if traveling on the Park Avenue Trail and offers fantastic views of the the famous Three Gossips formation and Courthouse Towers, …

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3

5.95 km

Courthouse Towers Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a good view of a former, gigantic rock arch, which had probably existed earlier. Class explanation boards give very good information about it.

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7.80 km

Park Avenue Viewpoint Trailhead

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This parking lot and trailhead marks the first major area of the park after driving past the visitor center up steep, switchbacked roads. The Courthouse Towers jut out of the …

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5

10.1 km

Three Penguins

Highlight • Natural Monument

6

22.5 km

View of Balanced Rock

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This is one of the most iconic attractions (and photographs) in Arches National Park. It's almost 130 feet tall and easily spotted from the road.

The word "balanced" is a …

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24.5 km

Petrified Dunes Viewpoint

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The Petrified Dunes of Moab feature sand drifts transformed into solid rock through sedimentation and then exposure and erosion. They are east of the main park road, and there are …

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24.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

6.58 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

6.16 km

132 m

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Highest point (1,520 m)

Lowest point (1,260 m)

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Saturday 16 May

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