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Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hike on North Kaibab Trail and Bright Angel Trail trails
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Bright Angel Trail and South Kaibab Trail
United States > Arizona > Coconino County > Grand Canyon Village
From Grand Canyon Village, the route drops into the canyon on the Bright Angel Trail, following shaded switchbacks beneath layered cliffs before reaching the greener corridor of Havasupai Gardens and the drainage of Garden Creek. It then continues toward Pipe Creek Beach, where the landscape opens into the…
Distance: 15.7 mi • Elevation gain: 8,015 ft • Maximum elevation: 7,224 ft
Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hike on South Kaibab Trail and North Kaibab Trail
United States > Arizona > Coconino County
From the South Kaibab Trailhead, this rim-to-rim hike drops from the South Rim into the open canyon on the South Kaibab Trail, passing Ooh Aah Point, Cedar Ridge, Skeleton Point and Tipoff Shelter before reaching the Kaibab Suspension Bridge, the Colorado River and the Bright Angel area near Phantom Ranch. The…
Distance: 20.8 mi • Elevation gain: 9,423 ft • Maximum elevation: 8,258 ft
Grand Canyon Rim to Rim Hike on North Kaibab Trail and Bright Angel Trail
United States > Arizona > Coconino County
Hike from North Kaibab Trailhead to Bright Angel Trailhead via Coconino Overlook, Cotonwood Campground, Bright Angel Creek, Phantom Ranch Village, Bright Angel Site, River Trail, Colorado River, Bright Angel Suspension Bridge, Pipe Creek, Garden Creek, Havasupai Gardens Campground and Mary Jane Coulter Lookout…
Distance: 23.4 mi • Elevation gain: 9,196 ft • Maximum elevation: 8,258 ft