Canyon Rim

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How far is it from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim?

I am going to be staying at the Yavapai Lodge at the South Rim, Grand Canyon with my wife and my 8 year old son. When I look up day hikes, it seems that there are more trails on the North Rim. I'm wondering if I will be able to do any of the North Rim trails from where I am staying. Too late to change my reservations.

From Grand Canyon village on the South Rim to the North Rim lodge is about a 5 hour drive one-way. The quickest way is to loop around on the east - exiting the park at Cameron and taking 89 and then 89A up to Marble Canyon and then west to Jacob Lake and down to the park again (you do NOT want to go around on the west by Las Vegas, Utah and Zion - that would be over 9 hours one way). Either way, it is not really practical to go to the North Rim and back as a day trip.

However, there are at least as many day hikes off the South Rim as off the North, so for your purposes there really is not a big advantage to going to the North Rim anyways (other than it is a bit cooler). Furthermore, most of the North Rim hikes start at trail heads that are often down remote dirt roads while most of the South Rim ones are pretty easy to reach.

Here are a few nice South Rim recommendations:

South Kaibab (starts near Yaqui Point) - Take the South Kaibab 1.4 miles down to Cedar Ridge where you will find amazing sweeping canyon views and have a good chance of seeing ravens and condors (maybe even big horn sheep). You could even go down as far as Skeleton Point (above the cliffs of the Redwall formation) where you can look down on Phantom Ranch. Note that there is NO water on this trail (or any of the other trails for that matter, except the Bright Angel).

Bright Angel - Located right next to the lodges, this is the most famous, but also the most crowded and probably has the least impressive views (still very scenic though). It does have the advantage of much more shade than the others and nice rest stops with water. Going down to either the 1.5 or 3 mile rest houses and back would be a good day hike.

Hermit Trail - This is another popular day hike trail, however the West Rim road to Hermit Rest is closed from now until after Labor Day for major road work and thus there is NO access to the Hermit Trail for day hiking.

The above trails are the two best maintained ones that are good for beginner to intermediate hikers. The following trails are for more advanced hikers - I would NOT recommend them if this is your first trip to the canyon as they are much rougher and may involve some 'scary' spots. Even seemingly very short distances on these trails can be very rough hikes (especially in summer).

Grandview (starts at Grandview Point) - The 3 miles down to Horseshoe Mesa and back is a grueling, but rewarding, day hike with excellent views and the ruins of a 100 year old mining camp on the mesa.

New Hance - Going down 1.2 miles will take you to the saddle with Colorado Butte and nice views into the ajoining side canyon. This is rarely used unmaintained pioneer trail that requires some scrambling and path-finding. I would not recommend going much further on a day hike.

Tanner Trail (Starts at Lipan Point near Desertview) - Another rough and unmainted pioneer trail that may require some scrambling and route finding. Day hikes including going 2 miles down to the first big saddle or 3.5 to the top of the Redwall formation. After the first mile or so, there is not a lot of shade on this trail.

Some very important notes about hiking the canyon in summer. 1. Even though the South Rim is at 7000 feet and fairly cool, it gets warm quick as you go deeper into the canyon until you hit temps of 110+ at the river. 2. It takes a lot more sweat and energy to get out of the canyon than it takes to go down into it. These 2 factors are the prime reason that they have to call in emergency rescues for over 200 people each year - including many people who were very physically fit (a couple years ago, a champion marathon runner died while hiking the canyon). Hiking the Grand Canyon is not like hiking other places and until you know how you react to it, it is best not to push yourself (and NEVER try to go to the bottom and back in a day).

Whatever hike you do, wear a broad-brimmed hat and sunscreen, have comfortable shoes, carry lots of water and some sort of salty snacks. Avoid hiking during the heat of the day (10-3) and beware of summer monsoon storms that can bring sudden hard rains (and much cooler temps) in the afternoons. I would not recommend taking a kid that young on anything other than the South Kiabab or Bright Angel (or Hermit Trail if it was open), especially if this is their first time at the canyon.

Don't let my warnings above discourage you though - doing a little hiking is the best way to experience the canyon and a very different perspective than just standing on the rim. Just be smart about it.

One final note... if you really want to stay at the North Rim (which I do prefer in summer because of the cooler temps and lighter crowds), try calling the reservation number a few times in the week before you go - because of the long lead time in reservations, people's plans often change and you can often pick up somebody else's last minute cancellation (but don't give up your Yavapai reservation until you have something for sure).

Have fun!

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