Grand Canyon Trip Option #1
Posted on | July 31, 2009 | No Comments
This is a rim to rim option #1, looking at a few ideas, this one is nice, but a little more heavily traveled so… looking for less people, more strenuous and longer… This hike is 20 miles one way, so 40 for the back to back journey.
Grand Canyon National Park: Rim-to-Rim via South Kaibab Trail
This 18.9-mile route starts at South Kaibab Trailhead on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim and immediately descends into the belly of the Grand Canyon on South Kaibab Trail. Along the way, the route passes O’Neill Butte, Skeleton Point, and breathtaking views of the surrounding canyons. At the bottom, cross Black Bridge, a suspension bridge over the Colorado River, and head west to Phantom Ranch and the mouth of Bright Angel Canyon. The route winds to the north up this pinched canyon for 8.7 miles, crisscrossing Bright Angel Creek numerous times. After 14.8 miles, you’ll catch the first views of the North Rim as you pass Roaring Springs and enter Roaring Springs Canyon. The trip finishes with brief stretch through the Supai Tunnel
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