Navajo Loop and Queen’s Garden Trail
Two Bryce trails combine into a steep descent through Wall Street or Two Bridges and a gentler return among Queen’s Garden formations.
Artwork inspired by Reuben Kirkham
The classic combination links Navajo Loop with Queen’s Garden for roughly three miles, descending from the rim and climbing back through changing hoodoo perspectives. Seasonal closures may block Wall Street, while the Two Bridges side can provide the alternate Navajo connection.
Clockwise or counterclockwise matters less than saving energy for the climb to an eight-thousand-foot rim. Traction may be necessary outside summer, and thunder makes exposed sections hazardous. Do not cut switchbacks; erosion is the architect here and needs no help.
- Distance
- About 3 miles combined
- Gain
- Roughly 625 feet
- Allow
- 2–3 hours
Quick guide
- Primary evidence
- Navajo switchbacks
- Then examine
- Queen Victoria hoodoo ↔ Amphitheater floor
Quick guide
- Confirm
- Check which Navajo Loop branch is open.
- Descend slowly
- Loose gravel and congestion complicate switchbacks.
- Look upward
- Watch fins separate into individual hoodoos.
- Save energy
- The final climb returns to high elevation.
Good to know
Wall Street commonly closes in winter and can close for rockfall or unsafe conditions. The free shuttle simplifies a point-to-point rim return if plans change, but hikers should still carry the current park map and enough water for the full climb.
Notice these
- Navajo switchbacks
- Queen Victoria hoodoo
- Amphitheater floor