Mosaic Canyon – Mosaic Canyon Trail loop from Mosaic Canyon Trailhead

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Inyo County

Mosaic Canyon – Mosaic Canyon Trail loop from Mosaic Canyon Trailhead

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Mosaic Canyon – Mosaic Canyon Trail loop from Mosaic Canyon Trailhead

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2.64km

120m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

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Death Valley Wilderness

Death Valley National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

36 m

Mosaic Canyon Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Mosaic Canyon is one of the most attractive easily reachable of the many narrow Death Valley canyons with colorful layers of rocks and clay, via a 2 mile gravel road …

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408 m

Green Marble Walls

Highlight • Canyon

A bit over half a mile into the canyon the name becomes clear: not only the rock cliff walls reveal distinct colorful layers; the stream also cut through and reveals …

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1.79 km

The wide dry arroyo bed narrows at this turn and enters the increasingly narrow canyon. An alternate trail runs a little higher, perhaps safer when there's a risk of rain, and drops down a few yards ahead.

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2.64 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.18 km

424 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.32 km

424 m