South Rim To River Grand Canyon

A south rim start for this adventure is necessary since the north rim will be closed.

South rim to river grand canyon. Grand canyon village on the south rim is open year round and when you arrive you ll want a good hearty meal at one of the restaurants here. Camp here overnight a permit is required or stay at the phantom ranch lodge reservations need to be made well in advance. Our recommendation for hiking your first rim to rim of the grand canyon is to hike it from north rim to south rim via the north kaibab trail elevation 8 241 ft 14 3 miles mostly a descent and the bright angel trail mostly an ascent 9 6 miles elevation 6 860 ft which is estimated to be a total of 23 9 miles. There gain the ridgeline and scan east and west to see the grand canyon form a perfect v where the colorado sluices through like a gunsight to each horizon.

Elevation change from rim to river is 4860 ft 1480 m along a 6 3 mile 10 1 km trail. North kaibab to river trail to bright angel trail to tonto trail to hermit trail a switchback on the south rim s bright angel trail. For an epic 2 day adventure hike the grand canyon south rim to south rim. The trail begins on the south rim near yaki point and descends to the colorado river.

The rim to river hike starts and finishes on the south rim. Because of the unavailability of water and steepness of the south kaibab trail rangers recommend hiking down this trail only and recommend using the bright angel trail for the hike out. On day 2 hike up the bright angel trail. South rim to river to south rim via south kaibab bright angel trail grand canyon national park arizona it was five in the morning when the alarm went off we all grumbled a little but then we remembered why were getting up so earlyótoday was the day we would hike from the south rim of the grand canyon to the colorado river.

Grand canyon village south rim r2r2r and rim to river to rim are both out and back treks.