Red Onion Trail
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Distance
- 2.4 ml
- Duration
- 3 hr
Highlights:
The trail is a challenging 2.4 mile loop that winds through narrow washes and canyons with striking views of Fisher Towers, Onion Creek and the Professor Valley
Description:
Begin hike from the trailhead kiosk. The trail climbs a short hill and continues for 300 feet to a trail junction. From this junction the trail is a loop, and you can choose to hike in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. To make a full loop of the Red Onion Trail, you will hike on the Fisher Towers Trail for 0.2 miles. You can add some extra mileage to your hike by hiking out and back on the Fisher Towers Trail, just don’t miss the turn off to Red Onion Trail on your way back. This hiking trail is rated as difficult. The route requires occasional scrambling that requires the use of hands to go around obstacles. The route weaves in and out of drainages, and hikers should be attentive to the arrow signs that mark the route.