5The Queen’s Garden Trail
This easy hike is an out-and-back trail that’s under two miles. It seems like a loop trail though because the views in each different direction are distinctly different. Some travel writers say it is comparable in diversity and beauty
to the well-known Queen’s Garden/Navajo Loop Combination Trail, but it’s “less than half the distance, making it perfect for [travelers who are] short on time.”
You begin at Sunrise Point, hiking along the top of pine-dotted, limestone and mud ridges as you descend into the canyon as the hoodoos rise ‘round you. There are steep drop-offs on at least one side of the ridges, and the trail is only moderately wide. You even pass through artificial arches in a few places.
Relax on one of the benches in the shady patch of pine trees. See the famous hoodoo that looks like Queen Victoria. Return to the parking lot via the same trail.
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