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ST. GEORGE — Zion National Park officials announced via Twitter Tuesday afternoon that the park is no longer issuing permits for the Narrows top-down hike.
The halt in permitting is due to a part of the trail, which crosses into private property, being closed off to the public by the property owner, according to the park’s Twitter post.
Effective immediately, Zion National Park has stopped issuing Wilderness permits to hike the Zion Narrows from North to South (“top-down”). This includes the 16-mile one-way day hike and all overnight use. The bottom-up route is still open. Read more here: https://t.co/JPb0m2Jip9
— Zion National Park (@ZionNPS) September 26, 2018
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"Effective immediately, Zion National Park has stopped issuing Wilderness permits to hike the Zion Narrows top-down," the post states. "This includes the 16-mile day hike and all overnight use. The route crosses private land and the landowner has revoked permission for public access. 'Private Property, No Trespassing' signs have recently been posted."
While the day hike from the Temple of Sinawava is open at Big Spring, upstream travel beyond that point is prohibited, the post continues.
"Zion National Park is working with the landowner to resolve access issues," park officials posted.
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