Hiking Trails in Grand Canyon - Bright Angel Trail, South Kaibab Trail, Tanner Trail, List of Trails in Grand Canyon National Park, Hermit Trail (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 114. Not illustrated. Chapters: Bright Angel Trail, South Kaibab Trail, Tanner Trail, List of Trails in Grand Canyon National Park, Hermit Trail, Tonto Trail, Boucher Trail, River Trail, North Kaibab Trail, Grandview Trail, Clear Creek Trail, North Bass Trail, South Bass Trail, Cape Final Trail, Bill Hall Trail, Plateau Point Trail, Dripping Springs Trail, Bright Angel Point Trail, Beamer Trail, Thunder River Trail, Escalante Route, Royal Arch Route, Deer Creek Trail, Kanab Creek Trail, Lava Falls Trail, New Hance Trail, Cape Royal Trail, Ken Patrick Trail, Waldron Trail, Nankoweap Trail, South Canyon Trail, Francois Matthes Trail, Komo Point Trail, Esplanade Route, Tuckup Trail, Rim Trail, Fire Point Trail. Excerpt: The Bright Angel Trail is a hiking trail located in Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona. The trail is accessed by the mule corral, as seen here: Bright Angel Trail head on the south rim. The trail originates on the south rim of Grand Canyon and descends 4380 feet in elevation to the Colorado River. It has an average grade of 10% along its entire length. At trail's end, the River Trail continues another 2 miles to the Bright Angel Campground and Phantom Ranch. These two trails combined are the most common method used to access Phantom Ranch by hikers and mules. There are two trails that cross or join this trail. The first being the Tonto Trail at Indian Gardens which leads towards the Monument Use Area to the west (the east leads to the South Kaibab Trail 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from the junction), and the River Trail which officially begins when the Bright Angel Trail reaches the Colorado River at the River Resthouse, although some consider that the Bright Angel Trail officially ends after crossing the Colorado River at the Silver Bridge. Grand Canyon National Park categorizes the Bright Angel Trail as...