I will always provide a free route map, but you can also download a hike/drive GPX to assist you and to help support my site. Before sharing my GPX tracks with others, please remember my site is a free resource and I'm charging nominal fees to offset my substantial costs.
GPX track added to your cart.
May 23, 2021 — Baptist Draw seems to get a lot of hype. Of course all canyons are beautiful, but none of us really seemed to understand this one's highly-rated appeal. Maybe if there was water? Whatever the case, it was a cute beginner-friendly canyon. Any car can make it to the trailhead, the last mile being slightly more rocky. We followed a social trail all the way to the head of Baptist Draw, where some short rappels (or down-climbs) lead to the final rappel, bringing you into Chute Canyon. There's apparently a longer route leading south, but we decided to take the easy way back and head north (left) after the big rappel. We scrambled over a few bouldery obstacles (Class 3, or partner assists) as we progressed up the canyon.
An easier option exists for exting the canyon, which I marked on my attached map. However, we wanted to get some scrambling/fun in for the day since we were so underwhelmed, and instead headed up a Class 3 route we determined seemed doable. We joined a social trail above and headed back to the trailhead.
Please consider helping me out if you find my site useful. I'm not sponsored, so all site fees are out-of-pocket and my time preparing these trip reports is unpaid. You can also hire me as a web developer. I really appreciate it!
If you find my site helpful, please help me replace my many broken cameras, fund my website fees (hosting, APIs, security), or just support my countless hours of work. I pay for all expenses myself, and all trip reports I post are unpaid and unsponsored, so any support is really appreciated!
If using PayPal, please select their option for "Sending to a friend" so they don't take out fees, thank you.
My site is free to use, but consider sending me a few bucks to help keep it running. Thanks in advance!