This incredibly narrow chasm can be explored for short distances upstream and downstream to deep pools and pour-offs. The Observation Point Trail then climbs slickrock slopes above Echo Canyon with many fine views. Parts of the trail are cut right into the cliffs. You'll reach the rim at last after three miles of steady climbing. Then it's an easy 0.6 mile through a forest of pinyon pine, juniper, Gambel oak, manzanita, sage, and some ponderosa pine to Observation Point.
Impressive views take in Zion Canyon below and mountains and mesas all around.
East Mesa Trail turns right about 0.3 mile before Observation Point and follows the plateau northeast to a dirt road outside the park. A favorite with visitors, Weeping Rock Trail winds past lush vegetation and wildflowers to a series of cliffside springs above an overhang. Thousands of water droplets glisten in the afternoon sun. The springs emerge where water seeping through more than 2,000 feet of Navajo Sandstone meets a layer of impervious shale. The paved trail is 0.5 mile roundtrip with a 100-foot elevation gain.