Grand Canyon National Park Backpacking Trips
There is a secret to a Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike: Take four days to do it, even if you can do it in one. I have friends who go South to North in one day, then North to South the next. But how much of the Canyon do they really get to see?
How much time can they spend at Ribbon Falls? It's a destination unto itself. Can they spend a couple of...
Tanner Trail-Escalante Route-Horseshoe Mesa-Grandview Trail, Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
35.3 miles
35.3 miles
A Grand Canyon “Route” being “…a known way to get from point
A to point B that is a seldom patrolled, never maintained, sometimes difficult
to follow, and sometimes dangerous.
Paths are often covered with rockslides and overgrowth. Route-finding abilities are essential, and
water sources are limited, difficult to find, or nonexistent.”
We identified an entry-level route that looked attractive to
us, and built an itinerary around it. The
Escalante Route,
which has become pretty close to a trail...
Started from Indian Hollow, spent one night on the Esplanade, one night in Surprise Valley (with a day hike to Deer Creek and back), 2 nights in Upper Tapeats, then one night on the Esplanade and back out.
Clear Creek, Sumner Wash, Utah Flats, Grand Canyon, AZ 2011
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
47.3 miles
47.3 miles
“This ain’t our first rodeo…it’s our 3rd.”
This year, as usual, Dave
and I had big plans. We did not get the
pass we applied for, which would have brought us to a new place in the canyon,
instead we received our third choice, which was a redo of our 2008 trip to the
Clear Creek area. That trip did not go
well due to a number of factors, including a low-pressure system that settled
over CC and blasted...
Hermit's Rest to Hermit Creek Camp, Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, United States
13.5 miles
13.5 miles
This was the 3rd and final day of our backpacking trip. We started the day at our campground by Hance Creek and ascended up the Grandview Trail to the rim.
