Grand Canyon National Park
South Rim routes with steep return climbs, heat, limited water, and shuttle access.
Use the sections and guides below to explore this subject in a clear, practical order.
Explore Grand Canyon National Park
Rim Trail from Mather Point to Pipe Creek Vista
Plan Rim Trail from Mather Point to Pipe Creek Vista in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideTonto Trail from South Kaibab to Bright Angel
Plan Tonto Trail from South Kaibab to Bright Angel in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideHermit Trail to Breezy Point
Plan Hermit Trail to Breezy Point in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideBoucher Trail to Yuma Point
Plan Boucher Trail to Yuma Point in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideTanner Trail to Seventyfive Mile Saddle
Plan Tanner Trail to Seventyfive Mile Saddle in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideNew Hance Trail to Red Canyon
Plan New Hance Trail to Red Canyon in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideGrandview Trail to Page Spring
Plan Grandview Trail to Page Spring in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideKen Patrick Trail
Plan Ken Patrick Trail in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideNorth Kaibab Trail to Coconino Overlook
Plan North Kaibab Trail to Coconino Overlook in Grand Canyon with trailhead checks, route character, hazards, pacing, and return-trip decisions.
Read this guideSouth Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge
A short but demanding descent below the South Rim to Ooh Aah Point and Cedar Ridge.
Read this guideBright Angel Trail to Havasupai Gardens
A major below-rim day hike through switchbacks and canyon layers to Havasupai Gardens.
Read this guideHermit Trail to Santa Maria Spring
A steep and rugged Grand Canyon descent to Santa Maria Spring with a demanding return climb.
Read this guideGrandview Trail to Coconino Saddle
A short-distance but strenuous Grand Canyon descent on rough historic trail.
Read this guideSouth Kaibab Trail to Ooh Aah Point
A steep 1.8-mile Grand Canyon hike to a panoramic ridgeline viewpoint.
Read this guideSouth Kaibab Trail to Skeleton Point
A strenuous six-mile below-rim hike with a major exposed climb back.
Read this guideRim Trail from Yavapai Point to Mather Point
A mostly level South Rim walk linking two major Grand Canyon viewpoints.
Read this guideBright Angel Trail to 1.5-Mile Resthouse
A steep introduction to inner-canyon hiking, descending through the upper rock layers to the seasonal resthouse.
Read this guideBright Angel Trail to 3-Mile Resthouse
A major inner-canyon descent to the 3-Mile Resthouse with a long, hot climb back to the South Rim.
Read this guideBright Angel Point Trail
A short paved-and-rocky walk along a narrow peninsula to an expansive North Rim viewpoint.
Read this guideCape Final Trail
A quiet ponderosa-forest hike to an open rim viewpoint over eastern Grand Canyon.
Read this guideWidforss Trail
A long forest-and-rim route ending at a broad viewpoint above Haunted Canyon.
Read this guideTransept Trail
A forested rim walk linking the lodge and campground with repeated views into Transept Canyon.
Read this guideCape Royal Trail
A paved nature trail to Angels Window and a sweeping overlook of the canyon and Colorado River corridor.
Read this guideHermit Trail to Dripping Springs
A rugged historic descent to a spring alcove on an unmaintained inner-canyon route.
Read this guideShoshone Point Trail
A quiet forest road walk to a broad, uncrowded South Rim viewpoint and picnic area.
Read this guideGrandview Trail to Horseshoe Mesa
A steep historic mining trail descending through the Kaibab and Coconino layers to a broad mesa inside the canyon.
Read this guideSouth Kaibab Trail to the Tipoff
A deep inner-canyon day hike past Cedar Ridge and Skeleton Point to the Tipoff above the Colorado River.
Read this guideRim Trail from Hermits Rest to Monument Creek Vista
A quieter western Rim Trail segment linking historic Hermits Rest with expansive overlooks over Monument Creek.
Read this guideUncle Jim Trail
A forested North Rim loop to an overlook above the switchbacks of the North Kaibab Trail.
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