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Inyo County California Hiking Trails
Gower Gulch Loop
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Death Valley National Park
Length: 4.0 miles
Gower Gulch Loop is a moderate hike which starts at the
Golden Canyon parking area, 2.0 miles south of Hwy. 190 on Badwater Road.
Gower Gulch travels through colorful badlands, canyon narrows, and old borax
mines. Follow post with reflective arrows from stop #10 in Golden Canyon 2.0
miles to Zabriskie Point, or at the trail junction past Manly Beacon, follow
rock cairns down side drainage to Gower Gulch then down the Gulch to finish
the loop. Two easy dryfalls must be scrambled down.
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Warning: Hiking this loop
during the summer is not recommended.
Directions:
Death Valley National Park is transected from east to west
by California Highway 190. On the east in Nevada, U.S. Route 95 parallels
the park from north to south with connecting highways at Scotty's Junction
(State Route 267), Beatty (State Route 374), and Lathrop Wells (State Route
373). South of the park, Interstate 15 passes through Baker, California on
its way from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. State Route 127 travels north from
Baker to Shoshone and Death Valley Junction with connections to the park on
State Route 178 from Shoshone and connection with California Highway 190 at
Death Valley Junction.
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