Bear Canyon Suspension Bridge Trailhead

Jenasea VanDerVeur Morse

Did this hike last weekend with the doggies and the views were beautiful-- can't wait to come back and hike it again this autumn!! It does have a few steep areas that have sharp rocks, but is overall a very easy hike, I mean if my lazy little chihuahua can do it, you can too!

Kristyn Smedley

Decent hike for all ages. Wouldn’t recommend unless it’s a cooler day or in the early morning/later evening. If not, it would get extra hot. It’s end of April and pretty dry everywhere so not the most scenic as far as land (great views of the valley however). Head up behind the bridge on the south side to make it to a cute little bridge over a stream for a short little extra bonus hike.

Zac Koch

This area is pretty awesome. There are lots of different routes. I highly recommend exploring the nearby trails as well (see the picture of us on the rock). Apparently the gentleman who designed the bridge won awards for it! Don't think too much about the construction, just go walk on it 🤣. If you go to the park there's two ways to get to the bridge - you'll have to go up like 4 switchbacks regardless. You'll dump out on a wider path that's big enough for a vehicle. At this point you can either continue going up the switchbacks straight in front of you, or go left and walk down the wider path which is a bit longer but gradual slope. The wide path is the "easy way" to get up to the bridge, the switchbacks is the harder way. We've done it both ways just for the experience haha. The first time we went up the switchbacks and then came back using the wide path route. Those switchbacks will wear you out if you choose to go up that way, but there's plenty of room to take a moment, or let people pass. The neighborhood below is awesome (family lives there) great views!

sai krishna

Worth a hike early in the morning. And this was our first hike from Orson Smith Trailhead start point which we started at 7 AM MT. It was around 1mi to go up with little steep but very safe hike. Again, totally worth the hike. We were happy to find this for our first hike with a 21 month old kid! Took a little around hour and a half being our first. There’s good shade even at 9 AM with decent sun light as the ☀️ was covered by mountains for couple of hours after sunrise. Go, give it a try :)