May 06, 2018 — Permit required from Zion National Park for Englestead Hollow. If you plan to exit down Orderville Canyon, you need an additional Orderville permit. However, this route describes exiting up Orderville.
Park a second car at the 4x4 Orderville Trailhead (37.3324456,-112.8632072) if you plan to exit up the canyon. It requires sort of high clearance, but my Subaru made it without issue. The 2+ miles from the 2WD to the 4WD trailhead makes a big difference at the end of the day.
From the parking lot, start north and find a trail that leads down to the head of Englestead Hollow. It's easy to follow. There are a few rappels after the first major one, followed by a nontechnical section with a few minor obstacles, and then a few more rappels before you drop into Orderville Canyon. Head up Orderville, where there are two Class 3 obstacles (one of which has bolts for rappeling from above), before ending up back at your shuttle car. We decided not to go down Orderville Canyon (which requires a second permit) because the water was still absurdly cold and we didn't bring wetsuits, so we spotted our shuttle at the head of Orderville Canyon. You could make this a much longer day by getting a permit and descending Orderville Canyon. Last summer, we did Birch Hollow and continued down Orderville Canyon down and it made for a great, wet day.
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