Hikes in Bryce Canyon National Park
This is a complete list of hikes in Bryce Canyon National Park for your reference. Depending on your tour itinerary and timing, you may only have time for certain hikes. If there is a hike that interests you, please contact our office team to discuss whether or not you will have time to participate on the particular hike of interest on your tour.
Trail |
Round Trip Distance |
Difficulty |
Description |
Mossy Cave |
0.8mi/1.3lm |
Easy |
Streamside walk up to a mossy overhang and small waterfall. (Waterfall flows May to October) |
Rim Trail |
0-11mi/0-17.7km |
Easy |
Outstanding views of hoodoos from above. Trail is paved and fairly level between Sunset and Sunrise Points. |
Bristlecone Loop |
1.0mi/1.6km |
Easy |
Hike through spruce-fir forests to cliffs with bristlecone pines and expansive vistas. |
Queens Garden |
1.8mi/2.9km |
Easy |
This is the least difficult trail into the canyon. Using your imagination you may even see Queen Victoria at the end of a short spur trail. |
Navajo Trail |
1.3 mi/2.2 km |
Moderate |
The Navajo Loop begins at Sunset Point and goes down into Bryce Amphitheater through a "slot" canyon where large Douglas-fir trees are stretching to reach sunlight high above. |
Tower Bridge |
3 mi/4.8 km |
Moderate |
See Bristlecone pines and the China Wall. A shady 1/4-mile spur trail leads to the bridge. |
Hat Shop |
4 mi/6.4 km |
Moderate |
Descend to the Under-the-Rim Trail to see a cluster of balanced-rock hoodoos. |
Swamp Canyon |
4.3 mi/7.2 km |
Moderate |
Descend into one of the lesser-known areas of Bryce Canyon. |
Fairyland Loop |
8 mi/12.9 km |
Strenuous |
See the China Wall, Tower Bridge and tall hoodoos on this less-crowded trail. |
Peek-a-boo Loop |
5.5 mi/8.8 km |
Strenuous |
Steep but spectacular hike through the heart of Bryce Amphitheater. See the Wall of Windows. (This trail is shared by the trail ride concession). |
Riggs Spring Loop |
8.5 miles/14.2 km |
Strenuous |
High elevation hike leaving from Rainbow point down through varied forests of Spruce, Fir and Bristlecone. |