Hickman Bridge Trail is a popular trail located within Capitol Reef National Park. It is about 2 miles round trip with little elevation gain. Most of the elevation gain is in the beginning of the trail to climb to the top of the cliff. At the end of this trail, there is a magnificent arch that spans over the cliffs. The arch was quite huge just like a bridge that people can walk on.
We drove the Hickman Bridge Trail in the afternoon. The parking lot was small and was quite full, but we were so lucky to get a parking spot right away. This was probably because the trail was short and people come and go quite fast.
The trail started near the river and goes around the cliff side. Then the trail started to climb to the top of the cliff. From the top of the trail, we could see the winding road below us that goes around the large rocks.
After reaching the top of the cliff, the trail become partially sandy and sometimes have to step on the large rocks. The trail was not difficult to follow however, since there were many people on the trail.
Near the end of the trail, it was actually a loop that takes you around Hickman Bridge and under it. The arrow indicated to go counter clockwise, so we did. The Hickman Bridge was larger than what we expected. It really looked like a bridge that connect the top of 2 cliffs together.
We did not spend much time at Hickman Bridge however, since we didn't find it too interesting and we weren't that tired. Thus we just quickly head back down.
Overall, the trail was okay and can be done quick in 1.5 hours. The trail does extend to Rim Overlook if you have more time to spend here.
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