This is a short and very popular hike. On a busy spring or fall weekend, finding a parking spot at the trailhead can be difficult. The hike gains a bit of elevation, but is suitable for most. It meanders up above the Fremont River, then does a loop of Hickman Bridge, a natural bridge with a 133 foot span, before returning to the trailhead. Motivated hikers can make this a side trip to the Rim Overlook or Navajo Domes, while families or less motivated can visit the bridge and back in a short 1-2 hour outing.

Hickman Bridge is named after Joseph Hickman, one of the early advocates for protecting Capitol Reef. He and Ephraim P. Pectol were crucial in the early efforts to create Capitol Reef National Monument. Hickman became a legislator in 1924, and had Wayne Wonderland State Park created, which later became Capitol Reef National Monument, and now Capitol Reef National Park. Sadly, Hickman drowned shortly after the creation of the State Park, and did not live to see the Monument or National Park status conferred upon the lands he worked hard to protect.

An interpretative guide and trail markers make this a fun outing for kids to discover and learn about the area. Finding the markers can be a bit of a game of hide and seek. The guide is available at the trailhead for fifty cents.