The greatest three mile hike in the world

You get cynical when you see claims such as a walk is the “greatest three mile hike in the world”. However when it comes to this walk from Bryce Canyon, I think they may be right. It is hard to imagine a better one. The photos below don’t do it justice as the panoramic views can’t be captured in normal photo, but trust me this is a must do if ever in Utah, or near.

The hike is a combination of the Queen’s Garden trail  and the Navajo loop trail.

We got up at 5.45 am so we could make Sunrise Point by, well, sunrise. Gorgeous.

 

A nice shot of us, with the valleys behind.

This is where you then head down into. Unique beauty.

The path down is narrow, with huge drops on either side.

 

Then you hit the valley floor.

Go through some man made doors in the rocks.

Then it goes from all cliff and rocks to some bush in the valley.

Looking up at that view, is just the best.

Then the hard part comes – getting back up. A very small squeeze between two walls. hence this section is known as Wall Street.

Looking down on the climb we came up. It was a series of around 50 zig-zags.

A cute baby squirrel at the top.

 

Looking back at where we were.

Then you have a walk along the ridge-line. Looks like you can ski there in winter! Would love to see this place covered in snow.

You can do a three hour trek by horseback through the canyons also. Be warned that we were told the horses always walk right on the edge going down, which is meant to be a bit nerve-wracking with falls of several  hundred feet on both sides.

 

And on a lighter note, liked this sign.