United States · Ashley Gorge, near Vernal, Utah
Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata
Ashley Gorge via ferrata
The previous file dated from the construction site; the openness and real duration transform the project into a marathon and verifiable public challenge.
Score / 100
4 distinct sources
- Type
- via ferrata ou experience hybride cablee exterieure
- Duration
- Unknown
- Grade
- Not documented
- Best period
- Check locally
Why it enters the Top 100
An experience ranked for its story and distinctiveness.
Open to the public in 2025, Ashley Gorge is a free public via ferrata that can be done without a guide after waiver and with the appropriate equipment; a guide is still recommended. Visit Utah bills it as the longest free via ferrata in North America and describes a four- to six-hour half-day route or eight to 10 hours on the full route. The course combines descents and ascents of cliffs, sectors of graduated difficulty and the Windwalker aerial cable above the canyon; no unfinished expansions are counted.
What sets it apart: Open to the public in 2025, Ashley Gorge is a free public via ferrata that can be done without a guide after waiver and with the appropriate equipment; a guide is still recommended.; Visit Utah bills it as the longest free via ferrata in North America and describes a four to six hour half-day route or eight to ten hours on the full route.; The course combines descents and ascents of cliffs, sectors of graduated difficulty and the Windwalker aerial cable above the canyon; no unfinished expansions are counted.
Score breakdown
Median / 5Traceability
The facts behind the profile.
Open to the public in 2025, Ashley Gorge is a free public via ferrata that can be done without a guide after waiver and with the appropriate equipment; a guide is still recommended.
Visit Utah bills it as the longest free via ferrata in North America and describes a four- to six-hour half-day route or eight to 10 hours on the full route.
The course combines descents and ascents of cliffs, sectors of graduated difficulty and the Windwalker aerial cable above the canyon; no unfinished expansions are counted.
Geographical precision: Name matched against the OSM reference; check the practical starting point before travelling.