TRAIL SUMMARY

While Historic Babylon and Little Purgatory are two separate trails, they are almost always hiked together as a loop.  The pictures and map below show the loop as hiked starting with the Historic Babylon leg.  Because of the the rate of the hike, starting with the Historic Babylon is easiest.  Historic Babylon climbs for about 2.7 miles before connecting at the top of the hill with Little Purgatory.  At this point, there is a 360 view that showcases Zion National Park, the Hurricane Cliffs, Sandstone Mountain, the Pine Valley Mountains, and the Cottonwood Canyon.  Petroglyphs and Dinosaur tracks can be easily accessed a few feet from the trailhead.  The loop is a moderately difficult hike that takes almost three hours.  Hikers should expect no shade and a steady incline that produces an amazing view at the trail junction.