Bryce Canyon National Park

When you go on a hiking adventure in Bryce Canyon National Park, you can let your imagination run wild. A 1929 promotional pamphlet for the Union Pacific Railroad’s Grand Circle Tour said it was easy to find castles, cathedrals, organs, pyramids, suspension bridges, leaning towers, flying buttresses, and colonnades among Bryce Canyon National Park’s series of natural amphitheaters. These hoodoos, colorful pinnacles and spires of all shapes and sizes, are comprised of soft sedimentary rock and topped by harder stone that erodes less easily, which protects the columns from the elements.

A series of Bryce Canyon National Park hiking trails is the best way to view the colorful hoodoos of the Bryce’s main amphitheater. The Navajo Trail, the Queen’s Garden Trail, the Peek-a-boo Loop Trail and the paved portion of the Rim Trail are enjoyable hiking adventures where you can discover some of the park’s most popular natural landmarks. When you roam Bryce Canyon trails, let GeoQuest’s GPS ranger be your hiking tour guide. The handheld navigation system will tell you about major points of interest along each trail.

Bryce Canyon National Park Overlook On the Navajo Trail, which begins at Sunset Point (N 37 37.367, W 112 09.917), you will see Thor’s Hammer (N 37 37.283, W 112 09.784), one of the most most-photographed hoodoos along Bryce Canyon hiking trails. After meandering past Thor’s Hammer, you will descend a series of switchbacks into Wall Street (N 37 37.100, W 112 09.817), a narrow canyon named for the locale of the same name in New York. The Navajo Trail connects to the Peek-a-boo Loop Trail, which leads through the main amphitheater up to Bryce Point (N 37 36.250, W 112 09.367), one of the most breathtaking top-down views of Bryce Canyon’s main amphitheater. The Navajo Trail forms a loop with the Queen’s Garden Trail, whose main attraction is Queen Victoria (N 37 37.450, W 112 09.500), which resembles many of the statues of Queen Victoria found in Europe. If your hiking trip includes the Navajo Trail/Queen’s Garden Trail loop, you will end your hike at Sunrise Point (N 37 37.700, W 112 09.733), which, as its name implies, is an excellent place to view the rising sun. From Sunrise Point, you can walk the paved portion of the Rim Trail, taking in panoramic vistas of the Bryce Amphitheater’s hoodoos, to Sunset Point to form a complete loop.

Hiking trips to Bryce Canyon National Park are not just a spectacle of natural rock formations, but also a showcase of biodiversity. Sitting atop the Paunsaugunt Plateau, Bryce Canyon encompasses 2,000 feet worth of elevation covering three distinct climatic zones, spruce and fir forests at its highest reaches, Ponderosa Pine forests in the middle portions and pinion pine and juniper forests in its lower climes. In Bryce Canyon, you will find more than 1,000 plant species, over 100 species of birds and dozens of mammals.

When you visit Bryce Canyon, let a GPS ranger be your trail guide navigation system to learn interesting tidbits that will enrich your hiking vacation!


Entry Page Home Page About Us The GPS Ranger Why GeoQuest? Where to Rent Other GPS Ranger Locations Contact GeoQuest See The Demo! Partners Bryce Canyon N.P. Zion N.P. Grand Canyon N.P. North Rim	Bryce Canyon National Park When you go on a hiking adventure in Bryce Canyon National Park, you can let your imagination run wild. A 1929 promotional pamphlet for the Union Pacific Railroad’s Grand Circle Tour said it was easy to find castles, cathedrals, organs, pyramids, suspension bridges, leaning towers, flying buttresses, and colonnades among Bryce Canyon National Park’s series of natural amphitheaters. These hoodoos, colorful pinnacles and spires of all shapes and sizes, are comprised of soft sedimentary rock and topped by harder stone that erodes less easily, which protects the columns from the elements. A series of Bryce Canyon National Park hiking trails is the best way to view the colorful hoodoos of the Bryce’s main amphitheater. The Navajo Trail, the Queen’s Garden Trail, the Peek-a-boo Loop Trail and the paved portion of the Rim Trail are enjoyable hiking adventures where you can discover some of the park’s most popular natural landmarks. When you roam Bryce Canyon trails, let GeoQuest’s GPS ranger be your hiking tour guide. The handheld navigation system will tell you about major points of interest along each trail. On the Navajo Trail, which begins at Sunset Point (N 37 37.367, W 112 09.917), you will see Thor’s Hammer (N 37 37.283, W 112 09.784), one of the most most-photographed hoodoos along Bryce Canyon hiking trails. After meandering past Thor’s Hammer, you will descend a series of switchbacks into Wall Street (N 37 37.100, W 112 09.817), a narrow canyon named for the locale of the same name in New York. The Navajo Trail connects to the Peek-a-boo Loop Trail, which leads through the main amphitheater up to Bryce Point (N 37 36.250, W 112 09.367), one of the most breathtaking top-down views of Bryce Canyon’s main amphitheater. The Navajo Trail forms a loop with the Queen’s Garden Trail, whose main attraction is Queen Victoria (N 37 37.450, W 112 09.500), which resembles many of the statues of Queen Victoria found in Europe. If your hiking trip includes the Navajo Trail/Queen’s Garden Trail loop, you will end your hike at Sunrise Point (N 37 37.700, W 112 09.733), which, as its name implies, is an excellent place to view the rising sun. From Sunrise Point, you can walk the paved portion of the Rim Trail, taking in panoramic vistas of the Bryce Amphitheater’s hoodoos, to Sunset Point to form a complete loop. Hiking trips to Bryce Canyon National Park are not just a spectacle of natural rock formations, but also a showcase of biodiversity. Sitting atop the Paunsaugunt Plateau, Bryce Canyon encompasses 2,000 feet worth of elevation covering three distinct climatic zones, spruce and fir forests at its highest reaches, Ponderosa Pine forests in the middle portions and pinion pine and juniper forests in its lower climes. In Bryce Canyon, you will find more than 1,000 plant species, over 100 species of birds and dozens of mammals. When you visit Bryce Canyon, let a GPS ranger be your trail guide navigation system to learn interesting tidbits that will enrich your hiking vacation!