Trip report
Jun 1, 2018 — We took the popular nontechnical Ding and Dang Canyons Loop, starting up Ding Canyon. The canyon had some minor Class 2/3 typical canyon obstacles and gorgeous narrows. The canyon begins to open up toward its head, but the views are still great. We made it to behind the San Rafael Swell on a social trail that would lead west to Dang Canyon. We entered Dang Canyon, which has more obstacles than Ding Canyon and I thought was a bit more interesting. The Class 3 downclimb had a rope on our visit, and it would would be a little scary without the rope. I might recommend going up Dang Canyon and thereby reversing our loop, just in case the rope isn't there and you're not confident down-climbing. Eventually Dang Canyon opened up and we followed the trail back to the junction with Ding Canyon. Both canyans can hold some water, so either expet to get a little wet or plan on stemming over the wet sections.