Bryce Canyon National Park

Wall Street Trail

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2 mi Distance
800 ft Elevation Gain
2 hours Estimated Time
roundtrip Trail Type

What to Expect

You start at Sunset Point and immediately the trail drops you off the rim like a trapdoor — switchbacks carved into the cliffside descend roughly 800 feet into a slot canyon so narrow you can nearly touch both walls. The Douglas firs growing from the canyon floor look impossibly tall when you're standing among the hoodoos, their trunks reaching for a thin ribbon of sky overhead. The 'Wall Street' section is the star: sheer orange and white walls towering above you on both sides, cool and shaded even on scorching summer days. The trail connects to the Navajo Loop, so you're walking through one of the most photographed stretches in all of Bryce. The catch? Every foot you descend is a foot you climb back out, and at 8,000 feet elevation, that return trip hits harder than you'd expect from a one-mile walk. This trail rewards anyone who wants to feel genuinely dwarfed by geology.
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Safety Advisory

The Wall Street section closes periodically due to rockfall — check at the visitor center before heading down, because there's no signage at the trailhead when it's shut.

The return climb gains all 800 feet in under a mile at 8,000 feet elevation; take it slow, especially if you're coming from sea level, as altitude sickness symptoms can sneak up fast on what looks like a short hike.

Trail Details

Distance 2 miles round-trip
Elevation Gain 800 ft
Difficulty strenuous
Estimated Time 2 hours
Trail Type roundtrip
Pets Not allowed
Season Year-round
Trailhead Wall Street Trail

Pro Tips

Trail Tip

Start before 9 AM to beat the tour bus crowds that flood Sunset Point by mid-morning — you'll have the narrow slot section nearly to yourself if you're down there by 8:30.

Trail Tip

Trekking poles earn their weight on the return climb; the sandy switchbacks are steep and loose, and at altitude your legs will thank you for the assist.

Trail Tip

The most dramatic photos happen when the sun is high enough to light up the upper canyon walls but the floor is still in shadow — roughly 10 to 11 AM gives you that contrast between blazing orange rock above and cool blue shade below.

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