![]() As a reference, there are 5,280 feet in one mile. This information is for the hike on the South Kaibab Trail to Bright Angel Campground to the Bright Angel Trail.Įlevation Change: 4780 feet loss (to the Colorado River) and 4380 elevation gain (Bright Angel Campground to the South Rim on the Bright Angel Trail). Hiking the South Kaibab and Bright Angel Trails Overview of the Hike And finally, snow closes the road to the North Rim for half of the year, so there is just a short window of time that you can get to the North Rim by car. Since you start and end on the South Rim, you do not need to arrange a shuttle service to transport you to the North Rim. For one thing, it’s a heck of a lot shorter…7 miles shorter. The rim-to-river-to-rim hike has several advantages that make it a nice option for many people. However, when people refer to the rim-to-rim hike, they are referring to the North Rim to South Rim hike. It is sometimes referred to as the rim-to-river-to-rim hike. If you hike the South Kaibab and Bright Angel Trail (or vice versa) you are also hiking rim-to-rim, since you start on the rim, hike to the Colorado River, and then hike back up to the rim. ![]() It is possible to do it as one mega day hike if you are extremely fit and fast. The “true” rim-to-rim hike is the hike from the North Rim to the South Rim (you can also do it as South Rim to North Rim).This is a 24-mile journey that most people do as a two-day backpacking trip. Hiking the Grand Canyon Rim-to-River-to-Rim ![]() Please practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace: plan ahead, stay on the trail, pack out what you bring to the hiking trail, properly dispose of waste, leave areas as you found them, minimize campfire impacts, be considerate of other hikers, and do not approach or feed wildlife.
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