Angels Bridge

Angels bridge is a red rock arch in a canyon wall near the end of the Fay canyon trail south of Sedona.

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The trail head is easy to get to and the Fay canyon trail is wide, flat and sandy along its length.

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A little over half the way down the canyon a side trail leads off to the left and the Angels bridge. I suspect its called Angels bridge because only angels will go up there. In this zoomed in photo of the arch it doesn't look like it would be too tough to walk up the right hand side to get to the top. Unfortunately zoomed in pictures give little real perspective.

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The wide sandy trail disappears as you head towards the bridge.

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Looking at the nearby canyon walls you can see interesting rock formations.

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As you get closer to the bridge the trail gets steep and rocky. The faint of heart usually stop here and observe the bridge from a distance . We met a group that wasn’t properly attired for the thorny brush and rocks, and made the wise decision to turn back.

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Views above the trees of the canyon from part way up the canyon wall.

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When you get up the loose rock and under the bridge you can get a real perspective of the natural red rock arch. The arch spans roughly 40 yards and is 50 feet high. Impressive!

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The arch supports itself and is about 20 feet out from of the canyon wall. Trees and vegetation grow up between the wall and the arch where they can get light.

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Looking out underneath the arch at the far canyon wall.

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Here on the narrow ledge beneath the arch Margaret explains why she thinks we should try the scramble up the side and stand on top of the arch. :)

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Back against the wall of the canyon are hundreds of strange little holes in the wall.

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Looking along the side of the bridge you can sort of see the trail up to the top. This will be fun!

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Here comes Margaret picking here way up through the broken rocks along the way to the top of the bridge.

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Looking back from halfway up you can see the bridge.

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Once on the top there is a narrow, slippery dirt strewn path you have to cross to get onto the bridge. Don’t look down, and don’t slip!

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Your first view of the top of the bridge.

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Here is Margaret picking here way across the narrow bridge to the other side choosing her steps carefully. Steep drops exist on either side.

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Near the other side of the bridge you have to slide around a large pile of rock in the middle to finally get across.

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At last the crossing is complete and Margaret looks up and poses for a picture while tightly holding onto the big rock.

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Lunch time with the angels and a picture of us both with the camera on its little traveling tripod.

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More interesting rock formations along the canyon wall on the way back down the canyon.

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Angels bridge is a great hiking trail and adventure whether you climb to the top or not. Enjoy life!