Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

Trails in Grand Canyon

All 73 trails, ranked by Parkwolf, with length, time, and difficulty.

Trails
73
Easy
12
Moderate
20
Hard
41

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Mather Point and Visitor Center

All Grand Canyon trails

73 trails

1Challenging23.5 mi · 16 hrAudioRim-to-Rim: North Kaibab to Bright AngelA point-to-point crossing from North Rim forest to the South Rim.2Challenging6.3 mi · 5 hrAudioSouth Kaibab TrailA steep ridge descent with a first river view at Skeleton Point.3Challenging7.8 mi · 4.5 hrAudioBright Angel TrailCanyon layers, mule trains and a 4,400-foot descent to the river.4Moderate12.8 mi · 7 hrAudioRim TrailThe full 12.8-mile rim walk, easiest to sample by shuttle.5Challenging21 mi · 16 hrAudioRim-to-Rim: South Kaibab to North KaibabA one-way canyon crossing from the South Rim to the North Rim.6Easy0.8 mi · 1 hrAudioCape Royal TrailAn easy paved walk to a natural arch and wide canyon views.7Challenging15.8 mi · 14 hrAudioSouth Kaibab–Bright Angel LoopA 15.8-mile canyon traverse from South Kaibab to the Bright Angel rim.8Easy3.3 mi · 2 hrAudioThe Trail of TimeA paved timeline where every meter spans a million years.9Easy0.5 mi · 30 minAudioBright Angel Point TrailA half-mile to a narrow, exposed point over the canyon10Moderate10 mi · 6 hrAudioWidforss TrailForest miles open into wide canyon views at Widforss Point.11Challenging12 mi · 10.5 hrAudioPlateau Point TrailA long descent earns a wide view of the Colorado River.12Moderate4.2 mi · 3 hrAudioCape Final TrailA pine walk ends at an open rocky point above the canyon.13Challenging6 mi · 7.5 hrAudioGrandview Trail to Horseshoe MesaA steep 1893 mining route reaches a mesa deep below the rim.14Challenging9.7 mi · 8 hrAudioHermit TrailA rough historic rim-to-river route that ends at Hermit Rapids.15Easy2 mi · 1.5 hrAudioShoshone Point TrailPines open to a rugged rim point with a North Rim view.16Challenging14.2 mi · 10.5 hrAudioNorth Kaibab TrailA steep, forested 14.2-mile descent to the Colorado River.17Challenging12.4 mi · 10 hrAudioHorseshoe Mesa LoopA rugged rim-to-mesa circuit with mining history and exposed ledges.18Moderate0.8 mi · 1.5 hrAudioCliff Springs TrailA short, steep walk to a spring beneath a red rock overhang.19Challenging7 mi · 6 hrAudioDripping Springs TrailA steep canyon walk to Louis Boucher’s old spring camp.20Moderate4.7 mi · 3 hrAudioUncle Jim TrailA forest loop with a wide view down Bright Angel Canyon.21Moderate2 mi · 1.5 hrAudioTransept TrailFollow pine shade to overlooks above a deep side canyon.22Easy0.3 mi · 24 minAudioRoosevelt Point TrailA woodland loop opens to the Painted Desert and canyon views.23Challenging24.1 mi · 1 dayThunder River–Deer Creek LoopA strenuous three-day loop linking Thunder River and Deer Creek.24Challenging8.4 mi · 7 hrClear Creek TrailAn exposed, full-day traverse across the Tonto Platform to Clear Creek.25Challenging20.4 mi · 13.5 hrDeer Creek Trail to Deer Creek FallsA long rim-to-river hike to Deer Creek Falls26Challenging25.8 mi · 20 hrThunder River Trail from Indian HollowA rugged backcountry drop to Thunder River's spring-fed cascades27Challenging29 mi · 4 daysNankoweap TrailA remote river descent for experienced canyon backpackers.28Challenging9 mi · 7 hrAudioTanner TrailA rough historic descent into the canyon’s wide, colorful east end.29Challenging12 mi · 12 hrEscalante RouteA 12-mile river traverse with exposed ledges and a Papago Wall climb.30Challenging6.5 mi · 8 hrAudioNew Hance TrailA steep, rough descent through Red Canyon to Hance Rapids.31Challenging18.6 mi · 18 hrAudioBoucher TrailSteep canyon miles to a prospector’s old creekside camp.32Challenging95 mi · 3.7 daysTonto TrailA 95-mile traverse along the canyon’s dry middle bench.33Challenging9.1 mi · 8 hrBeamer TrailNine exposed miles to where the Little Colorado meets the Colorado.34Challenging15 mi · 11 hrSouth Bass TrailA 15-mile rim-to-river route with a 4,400-foot climb back.35Challenging13.5 mi · 20 hrNorth Bass TrailA 13.5-mile one-way descent to the Colorado River.36Moderate3.2 mi · 2.3 hrRibbon Falls Trail from Cottonwood CampgroundA short inner-canyon walk to a spring-fed travertine waterfall37Challenging9.4 mi · 7.5 hrAudioRoaring Springs TrailA strenuous North Rim descent reaches a spring pouring from the cliffs.38Moderate1.2 mi · 1 hrNankoweap Granary TrailA steep river-camp climb to ancient granaries above the Colorado.39Challenging7.6 mi · 8 hrTapeats Creek to Deer Creek TraverseA full-day river traverse links Thunder River with Deer Creek.40Challenging2.2 mi · 2.5 hrTapeats Creek TrailA green canyon corridor with two serious creek crossings.41Challenging3.2 mi · 2 hrMonument Creek TrailA steep backcountry descent from Monument Creek to Granite Rapids.42Moderate1.7 mi · 1 hrRiver TrailA river-level connector beneath steep inner-canyon walls.43Moderate5.2 mi · 2.8 hrAudioPoint Imperial TrailA rim walk through the 2000 Outlet Fire burn.44Challenging9.8 mi · 6 hrAudioKen Patrick TrailForest miles and big canyon views along the North Rim.45Moderate6 mi · 4 hrTuckup Trail to Cove CanyonOpen Esplanade slickrock leads to wide Cove Canyon views.46Easy1.7 mi · 1 hrSaddle Horse Loop TrailFollow cairns across slickrock to a broad Colorado River view.47Easy0.1 mi · 20 minAudioTusayan Pueblo Self-guiding TrailA quick loop around an ancestral Pueblo village and kiva.48Easy0.2 mi · 15 minAudioWalhalla Glades Pueblo TrailA short pine walk reveals a 900-year-old settlement.49Challenging5 mi · 6 hrBill Hall TrailA rugged descent to the Esplanade with a 15-foot scramble.50Challenging8.1 mi · 7 hrPowell Plateau TrailA remote plateau hike with canyon views and a faint, demanding tread51Challenging9 mi · 11 hrAudioCottonwood Creek Trail from Grandview PointThe historic route drops from the rim to an inner canyon creek.52Challenging9.8 mi · 11 hrAudioHance Creek TrailA steep, exposed descent to Hance Creek with a long climb back53Easy0.9 mi · 45 minUnkar Delta LoopA short river loop passes ten ancestral Puebloan sites.54Easy0.5 mi · 30 minStone Creek TrailA short river stop for a fern-lined waterfall refuge.55Challenging2.8 mi · 3.5 hrSaddle Canyon TrailA steep climb ends at a waterfall in a narrow side canyon56Moderate1.2 mi · 1.5 hrNational Canyon (River Access)A short river-side walk to limestone narrows and pools.57Moderate1.4 mi · 2 hrClear Creek (from the Colorado River)A river beach, schist scramble and a waterfall that throws water sideways.58Challenging6.5 mi · 7.3 hrSouth Canyon Trail to the Colorado RiverA rough Colorado River descent that needs a real exit plan.59Challenging6.1 mi · 5 hrAudioWaldron Trail via Hermit TrailA steep descent, a quiet canyon crossing, then a switchback climb out.60Moderate12.6 mi · 8 hrTiyo Point TrailA long forest walk to a North Rim canyon viewpoint.61Moderate12 mi · 6.5 hrAudioArizona Trail Passage 39: Grand Canyon – North RimA high forest traverse with a canyon overlook at the North Rim62Moderate6.5 mi · 3.5 hrTusayan Greenway TrailA paved climb from Tusayan to the South Rim visitor center.63Challenging14 mi · 11 hrAudioOld Bright Angel Trail LoopAn overgrown canyon loop for hikers comfortable finding their own way.64Challenging3 mi · 8 hrLava Falls TrailA steep, loose descent to the Colorado through volcanic canyon country.65Moderate10.7 mi · 5.5 hrAudioFrancois Matthes TrailA long former road to a brush-framed North Rim overlook.66Moderate10 mi · 4.5 hrKomo Point TrailFollow a fading old road to a remote canyon rim.67Challenging12.2 mi · 6.5 hrAriel Point TrailA long North Rim walk to a rugged canyon projection.68Moderate15 mi · 6 hrAudioWalhalla Glades TrailA 15-mile out-and-back on Walhalla Plateau's old road.69Moderate5.4 mi · 3 hrWalhalla Spur TrailA remote, rough forest track across the Walhalla Plateau.70Easy0.3 mi · 45 minAudioGreenland Lake TrailA quick detour from Cape Royal Road to Greenland Lake.71Challenging2 mi · 2.5 hrWhitmore TrailA steep river-to-rim climb for Colorado River trips.72Challenging4.2 mi · 4 hrSchmutz Spring TrailA steep 1,300-foot descent into Tuckup, with a long dirt-road drive.73Easy1.6 mi · 1 hrAudioBridle PathA short, hard-packed connector from North Kaibab to the former lodge lot.
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