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