I went to Horseshoe Bend before social media blew it up and into the stratosphere. Now you have to pay for parking and there are railings against the cliffside where before you could easily and probably giddily plummet to your death like a few tourists have done. The hike’s 1.8 miles roundtrip and the path takes you around the sandy steep parts which used to make it difficult. It’s easy and mostly level now. I will say, even when I went, there were quite a few people and tour busses full of foreign visitors enjoying the Southwest. All that being said, it’s worth it and you should go see it too. You couldn’t see my eyes rolling in resigned defeat while reading that. It truly is beautiful.