SPRINGDALE — A popular hiking trail at Zion National Park is buried in 6 feet of debris after a rock slide that trapped nearly a dozen hikers for several hours.
Chief Ranger Cindy Purcell tells The Associated Press that the 2.4-mile Hidden Canyon trail remains unstable and is closed at least for the weekend. The Hidden Canyon trail follows narrow cliff faces and steep drop-offs at Weeping Rock off Zion’s main canyon. Purcell says rangers with safety ropes rescued 11 hikers stranded on a section of the trail Wednesday. Nobody was injured. In another hazard of geology at the park, heavy rains Saturday brought a debris flow that covered parts of Watchman Campground in 6 inches of mud.
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