Hard · 4–5 hours
Bryce — Fairyland Loop
8 miles of hoodoos, 80% fewer people. The locals' choice.
The Mighty Five & Beyond
Bryce Canyon — Queen's Garden / Navajo Loop
The single best loop in Bryce — descending into the Silent City of hoodoos via Wall Street's switchbacks, weaving past Thor's Hammer, climbing back through Queen's Garden.
Photo: Andy Morffew · CC BY 2.0
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Duration
- 1.5–2.5 hours
- From the lodge
- ~1 hr 45 min
- Type
- National Park · hoodoo hike
Three miles, 646 feet of elevation gain, and the most spectacular hour and a half you can spend on foot in Utah. Start at Sunrise Point in the early morning when the entire amphitheater turns orange in the first light, then descend into the Silent City — a forest of pink-and-cream hoodoos that look more like a fairy-tale set than geology.
The loop combines the dramatic switchbacks of Navajo Loop's Wall Street section with the gentler hoodoo gallery of Queen's Garden. Most guests do it in the morning and pair it with a Sunset Point stop after Bryce's namesake sunset. Pair with I/G Winery in Cedar City on the drive home for a Mighty Five day done right.
Before you go
- Wall Street switchbacks are steep — bring trekking poles if you have knee issues
- Bryce sits at 8,000+ ft — altitude affects pace; hydrate
- Mid-day hoodoo crowds can be heavy in summer — go early or late
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