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Corona Arch is an amazing natural sandstone arch located near Moab, Utah. This arch spans an impressive 140 feet across and rises 105 feet above the ground. It is a popular subject for photography and is composed of Navajo sandstone, sculpted over millions of years by wind and water erosion. Although you will most likely not be alone at Corona Arch, you can usually find a spot to enjoy it in peace.

Although the trail to Corona and Bowtie arches is generally fairly accessible across gently sloping slabs of slickrock and sandy pathways, this portion of trail is challenging with exposures and steep rock faces. To aid hikers, the BLM installed metal chains next to moki steps (small foot-holes chopped into the stone), as well as a short ladder to gain the top of a rock bench. Please be patient with other hikers and runners as they navigate this short, but more technical portion of trail. Fortunately if you are forced to wait behind others, you have amazing views of the Moab desert and can actually see Corona Arch from here.

On a hot day, the Mill Creek Waterfall and pool is the place to be for locals and visitors alike. After following narrow trails through a small stand of trees you reach the lower pool where you can cool off and swim in the water. If you are comfortable with heights and a little scrambling, you can climb up to the top of falls to jump off by following the trail up a slick rock slab. This is a great place to go swimming, take some photos, and relax in this desert oasis either as the final destination for your run, or on the way back from exploring further up Mill Creek Canyon.

Morning Glory Natural Bridge is a huge natural bridge and an incredibly popular hiking and rappelling spot at the end of a scenic side canyon of Grandstaff Canyon. Spanning 243 feet, it is the sixth longest natural rock span in the United States, and an incredibly impressive sight. You can go beneath the bridge to marvel at its beauty and take photographs while also cooling off in the shade. There is a shallow pool of water under Morning Glory Natural Bridge, which is what makes it a bridge as opposed to an arch. This is a fantastic place to sip some water and relax before returning to the trailhead.

This viewpoint and parking area is the final destination if running the Park Avenue Trail and offers fantastic views of the famous Three Gossips formation and Courthouse Towers, including a butte that juts out from the larger Courthouse formation called "The Organ." You also can see the Tower of Babel and Sheep Rock quite well from here; in general you get panoramic views of the entire area. If you did not drop cars, and plan to run back to the Park Ave Trailhead, please go back the way you came on the trail, not the road. Although it is tempting to make it a loop with the Scenic Drive, there is not really a shoulder, the divers are often distracted by the views, and the park service prefers if you stick to the trails in this part of the park for your own safety.

At the end of the afternoon there are a lot fewer people, and very beautiful lighting on the arch. Cross it and the low sun plays with the top of the arch, for beautiful photos.

The 6th biggest natural bridge of the USA. Worth going all along the (beautiful) trail to see this beauty.