The most common route, down the North Rim's North Kaibab Trail and up the South Rim's Bright Angel Trail, is 23.9 miles with an elevation loss of 5,850 feet followed by a gain of 4,460 feet.

The Grand Canyon’s beauty beckons like gravity, pulling even the timid to the chasm’s edge.But for those committing to the challenge of a cross-canyon hike, there awaits below the rim a reward ...

Start from the North Kaibab Trail trailhead, about two miles north of the North Rim Visitor Center. At an elevation of over 8,000 feet, this spot can be cold in the morning; the trail starts in ...

Of all the Grand Canyon rim-to-river routes, the Nankoweap is the most challenging and the most rewarding. In the course of 14 miles from the North Rim trailhead on the Kaibab Plateau, the trail ...

Sit inside and pretend the entire Grand Canyon is your yard. North Rim trails Cape Royal Trail. Cape Royal Road makes a twisting, winding 23-mile drive as it traverses a wooded plateau, ...

Grand Canyon North Rim open dates. The Grand Canyon North Rim opens for the 2024 season at 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, and closes on Oct. 15. Here's what will be available on opening day: ...

Grand Canyon National Park announced April 9 that it's extending closures of multiple inner canyon areas for planned maintenance. The facilities, which were expected to open this spring and are ...

Grand Canyon National Park slices the Colorado Desert like a deep, open wound, the Colorado River flowing freely like a severed artery. Teetering on the South Rim, I imagined the canyon’s visitors as ...

Grand Canyon National Park announced April 9 that it’s extending closures of multiple inner canyon areas for planned maintenance. The facilities, which were expected to open this spring and are ...