Day 1
Meet with your guides in the afternoon (4:00PM) at the Maswik Lodge at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for gear check and trip briefing. Participants are responsible for food and lodging on this day.
Day 2
Meet 6:00AM at the Maswick Lodge for breakfast and to catch the Park Service shuttle to the South Kaibab Trailhead. Camp at Bright Angel Campground.
ELEVATION
MILEAGE
S. Kaibab Trailhead
7260' / 2213m
0
to
Cedar Ridge
6320' / 1926m
1.5 / 2.4km
to
Tonto Trail Jct.
4000' / 1219m
4.4 / 7.1km
to
River Trail Junction
2640' / 805m
6.0 / 9.7km
to
Bright Angel Camp
2480' / 756m
6.8 / 10.9km
ELEVATION LOSS
4780' / 1457m
6.8 / 10.9km
Day 3
Depart Camp at roughly 8:00AM for Indian Gardens Campground via the Bright Angel Trail.
ELEVATION
MILEAGE
Bright Angel Camp
2480' / 756m
0
to
River Trail Junction
2446' / 746m
1.6 / 2.4km
to
Plateau Point
3740' / 1140m
3.2 / 5.0km
to
Indian Garden
3800' / 1158m
4.7 / 7.5km
ELEVATION GAIN
1320' / 402m
4.7 / 7.5km
Day 4
Depart Camp at 7:00AM. Estimated arrival at the Bright Angel Lodge, South Rim of the Grand Canyon is 12:00PM. Participants are responsible for dinner and lodging on this day.
This is truly one of the great hikes of the world. More than 16 miles in length with roughly 9,160' of elevation gain and loss in just three days, it is an experience of a lifetime. The first day of hiking begins at around 7,200' above sea level at the South Kaibab Trailhead and finishes at the basement of the Grand Canyon—about 7 miles and more than 4,700' later. Our camp is at Bright Angel Campground along Bright Angel Creek and near the World famous “Phantom Ranch.” The ancient rock surrounding camp, which is the Vishnu Schist, is close to two billion year’s old! We depart the following morning after a hearty breakfast, heading for camp at Indian Gardens Camp-ground. We cross the Colorado River on the silver foot bridge, as our trail winds 4.5 miles along the river trail and up through the “devils corkscrew,” eventually leveling out 1,300' later on the Tonto Plateau and our camp at Indian Gardens. The afternoon is spent relaxing among the Cottonwood trees in anticipation of a 3-mile round trip hike out to Plateau Point just before dinner. The final day takes us up the Bright Angel Trail, gaining more than 3,000' in 4.5 miles, and topping out on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near the Bright Angel lodge around mid-day.
