NOVEMBER 2017
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| FAIRYLAND POINT |
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| VIEW ALONG THE RIM TRAIL |
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| TOWER BRIDGE |
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| FAIRYLAND POINT |
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| FAIRYLAND POINT |
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| TOWER BRIDGE FROM THE MAIN TRAIL |
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| VIEW ALONG THE TRAIL |
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| FAIRYLAND CANYON |
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| FAIRYLAND POINT |
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| VIEW ALONG THE RIM TRAIL |
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| ARCH LOCATED JUST OFF THE MAIN TRAIL |
Fairyland Loop is a nice eight-mile round-trip hike through Bryce Canyon with fewer crowds than the more popular trails further down the road at Sunrise and Sunset Point. The road to Fairyland Point, is actually located before the fee station to the Park, which means you don't have to pay the $30 entrance fee to hike it. While the entire hike is nice, my favorite part is probably Fairyland Point, located at the very beginning of the hike, which provides a great view of some very photogenic hoodoos.
From the trailhead, it is a four-mile walk past some nice hoodoos and at least one arch before arriving at the turn-off to Tower Bridge. The Tower Bridge detour is definitely worth your time, and you will actually get some nice views of it from the main trail before reaching the turn-off. From Tower Bridge, it is one-and-a-half miles back to the canyon rim, near Sunrise Point. This one-and-a-half mile section was extremely congested when I visited in November of 2017. The hike from the rim to Tower Bridge appears to be very popular. When I was hiking it, it appeared as though some large tour buses had just unloaded a hundred or more tourists at the trailhead to Tower Bridge. I had to keep stopping over and over to avoid getting in the all the pictures everyone along the trail waere taking of each other.
Once you reach the rim, it is two-and-a-half miles back to Fairyland Point. This section was actually quite enjoyable, as there were very few people along this stretch, and you have some nice views of the canyon most of the way. All-in all I really enjoyed this hike. Because I had gotten to the trailhead first thing in the morning, I didn't see anyone on my four mile walk from Fairyland Point to Tower Bridge. As mentioned above, it was then a mile-and-a-half of extremely congested trail before arriving back at the rim for a peaceful, secluded stroll back to Fairyland Point.
