Bryce, Utah

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Top Running Spots in and near Bryce

  • Bryce, Utah

    Wall Street and Queens Garden Loop to Peekaboo Loop (Figure Eight Trail)

    4.0
    6.27 mi / 1460 ft gain
    The Figure Eight Trail combines three of the most iconic and scenic trails in Bryce Canyon National Park into one unforgettable loop. Connecting Wall Street, Queen’s Garden, and the Peekaboo Loop, this route winds through towering hoodoos, narrow slot-like canyons, and dramatic natural amphitheat...
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  • Hatch, Utah

    Bike Thunder Mountain Trail

    4.0
    8 mi / 1123 ft gain
    Thunder Mountain Trail is one that should be on every mountain bikers bucket list. It's located just outside of Bryce Canyon National Park and passes through hoodoos, classic Bryce Canyon topography and epic views to the west.  For the first 2.5 miles, the trail meanders back and forth with littl...
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  • Kane County, Utah

    Bryce Canyon Traverse

    1.0
    30.3 mi / 6600 ft gain
    The Bryce Canyon Traverse is a point-to-point run covering over 30 miles from Rainbow Point at the southern end of the park to Sunrise Point at the North. The majority of the run is on the remote Under-the-Rim Trail where you might pass the occasional backpacker, but won't find a tourist group f...
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  • Cedar City, Utah

    Hike the Hoodoo Loop Trail in Dixie National Forest

    5.0
    0.3 mi
    Hoodoo's are unique rock formations formed over many years by erosion.  In this region, the hoodoos are formed through a process called frost wedging.  This is the process of repeated freeze thaw cycles.  As snow melts the water seeps between the cracks in the rocks then freezes at night when the...
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  • Kanab, Utah

    Lower Hackberry Canyon Trail

    4.0
    11.8 mi / 1716 ft gain
    Lower Hackberry Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Kanab, Utah.
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  • Brian Head, Utah

    Hike the Sunset Trail

    4.0
    1 mi / 200 ft gain
    Cedar Breaks National Monument is a gorgeous multi-colored limestone amphitheater that many consider to be more beautiful than Bryce Canyon National Park given its greater depth over a shorter distance and higher elevation. It is far less traveled than its neighbors of Zion and Bryce. The Sunset ...
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  • Boulder, Utah

    Drive the Burr Trail Scenic Backway

    5.0
    66.2 mi / 4124 ft gain
    The Burr Trail is a 66 miles mostly-paved road connecting Boulder, Utah / Highway 12 with the Notom-Bullfrog road that passes through some of the most scenic (and largely untouched) painted-rock backcountry in three of our national parks/monuments including Grand Staircase-Escalante, Capitol Reef...
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