30-60 Minutes
Take a Self-Guided Tour of Giant Logs
Petrified Forest National Park
Take a self-guided tour of Giant Logs, one of the highest concentration of large, colorful petrified logs.
Take a self-guided tour of Giant Logs, one of the highest concentration of large, colorful petrified logs. The trail is shaped like a butterfly, the “head” is Old Faithful, the most massive log in the park. The trail has a hard surface, partially paved and graveled. There are posts with numbers that go along with the self-guiding tour booklet available at the Rainbow Forest Museum. The trail is 0.4 miles round trip, about 30 minutes long, rated easy.
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Front-Country HikingTrailswalkinghikingtrailSelf-guidedtourpetrified woodpetrifiedfossilsgeologypaleontologyscience
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Duration
30-60 Minutes
Duration Details
Depends so much on the individual, but most people need at least 30 minutes and most finish within an hour.
Fees Apply
No
Seasons
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
Time of Day
Day
Accessibility
Hard paved or graveled surface Tread width: 57 in (145.6 cm), min 48 in (121.9 cm) Grade: 4.8%, max 19.1% Cross Slope: 2.5%, max 13.4% Booklet with text has good constrast. Audio is not available.
Pets
Yes
Reservations
No
Location
Giant Logs Trail, Petrified Forest National Park