Bright Angel Trailhead via Bright Angel Trail and South Kaibab Trail
16.2 mi
Distance
5 hrs 55 min
Time
terrain
4,770 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail to Mules in Grand Canyon National Park.
This trail goes by Yaki Point, Ooh Aah Point, Cedar Ridge, O'Neill Butte, Skeleton Point, The Tipoff, Boat Beach, Bright Angel Campground, Grand Canyon, Pipe Creek Beach, Indian Garden, Mule Corral, Plateau Point Trailhead, Indian Garden Campground, Mary Jane Coulter Lookout, The Mules and the Canyon, Bright Angel Trailhead, and Kolb Studio Museum.
Sights to See
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Epic hike - South Kaibab down & bright Angel up - So much beauty! Recommend you b super fit & have good quads cuz otherwise the downhill will murder yer knees - the 4.5 miles of switch backs from Indian Garden up to Bright Angel TH was a never-ending intensely awesome grind - Bring a headlamp or start early - definitely doable in one day if you have a good pace and are deliciously stubborn.
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Took South Kaibab down and Bright Angel up. It was so gorgeous. Bright Angel was much prettier. It took us 9 hours to do the whole thing, but I am an experienced hiker. I DO NOT recommend doing it all in one day, even though it can be done. By the end, it felt like my legs would quit on me. The last 4.5 miles up Bright Angel were extremely difficult. Despite all of that, I still think it was worth all of the pain, even if I can barely walk.
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Public Tracks
Track (9/24/16, 7:42:49AM)
Grand Canyon South Rim
Down - South Kaibab to Bright Angel Trailhead
Up - Bright Angel to Lodge
Grand Canyon South Kaibab-Phantom-Bright Angel
Actually finished around 5:30 10/29. Phone died.
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