seven trails with round-trip times of half an hour (weeping rock) to 4 hours (angels landing) are found in zion canyon. two popular trails, taylor creek (4 hours round trip) and kolob arch (8 hours round trip), are in the kolob canyons section of the park, near cedar city. hiking up into the narrows from the temple of sinawava is popular in summer; however, hiking beyond big springs requires a permit. the entire narrows from chamberlain's ranch is a 16-mile one way trip that typically takes 12 hours of strenuous hiking. a shorter alternative is to enter the narrows via orderville canyon. both orderville and the full narrows require a back country permit. entrance to the parunuweap canyon section of the park downstream of labyrinth falls is prohibited. other often-used backcountry trails include the west rim and laverkin creek. the more primitive sections of zion include the kolob terrace and the kolob canyons. a network of trails totaling 50 miles in distance connect zion's northwest corner of the park (lee pass trailhead) to its southeast section (east rim trailhead). popularly known as the zion traverse, the route offers backpackers a diverse experience of the park.