Hickman Bridge Trail is a 1.7 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Torrey, Utah that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until November.
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The Hickman Natural Bridge trail is a very relaxing and scenic trail in Capitol Reef National Park. A trail brochure - available at the trailhead - points out 17 things to observe along the hike. Notable among these are an indian granary, a small natural bridge called Nels Johnson Bridge, and, of course, Hickman Bridge.
Great, beautiful hike. We did it on 3/10 and it wasn’t crowded at all. Trail is easy to follow. For the most part the hike to the bridge is uphill.
Beautiful hike to a massive bridge/ arch. Small ones along the way. For pictures and information about this trail and more follow me on Instagram @nathan_vanengen
Really great quick hike with a big payout at end with a view. I can see how this would be packed in normal seasonal weather so go now if you don’t like crowds. Beautiful!
Nice hike good views of the bridge keep to the right at the loop sign for easier trail following
Sarah Miller recorded Recording - Feb 19, 11:32 AM
Beautiful. Easy hike
This was a great, easy 2mi round trip hike. More traffic than the other two we did in the park over the weekend. Great view!
Did this hike in November. It was my first hike in Capitol Reef and a great, easy introduction to the park!
Extremely easy trail. You can take your time if you want but even so it's a pretty quick hike. After going up through the arch (unless you do the trail in reverse) there are nice views on the cliffs. Worth it for a quick stop to at least see the bridge, which is absolutely massive.
Jessica Conroy recorded Hickman Bridge Trail
Crowded and icy but the arch is beautiful
short hike. good views.
Brad Green recorded Hickman Bridge Trail
Hickman bridge is very impressive and it’s an easy trail to get there. The trail loops under the bridge. It isn’t marked very well in some spots but not to the point where you can’t figure it out. The trail (and park) was very quiet with not many people.
a fun, quick hike do to for a delightful arch view. easily jogable
Easy trail. We did it as a complement to the hike to the Rim Overlook. It is worth the detour. The bridge is awesome.
Dave Bean recorded Hickman Bridge Trail
Completed in 30-35 minutes. Nice trail, well documented. Both shaded & sunny sections. Excellent beginner hike.
John L. recorded Hickman natural bridge torrey ut
Great little hike impresive arch
Very good trail up a rocky canyon to a scenic natural bridge. Fairly busy for a Thursday in early November.
James Hooper recorded Hickman Bridge Trail
Did this trail with 5 kids, youngest 6. Was fun with beautiful towering formations all along the way.
This is a nice hike, but nowhere near close to being the best at Capitol Reef. The views are good, though not great. It's quite easy. It's also quite short - I sprinted up there because I started an hour before sunset but eventually it took me 45 minutes both ways. In general, however, I would recommend doing the Cassidy Arch Trail instead or continue on to the Rim Overlook or even Navajo Knobs Trails at the intersection .3 miles in (from which you will also see the Hickman Bridge by the way).
