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GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK APPENDIX 2 Grandview Trail, Grand Canyon National Park From Grand Canyon National Park web-site: http://www.nps.gov/grca.com By Mike Lanza, BACKPACKER Northwest Editor, June 1, 2003 Unlike other South Rim footpaths that pick their way down dark drainages, this aptly named route stays in the open, allowing constant canyon views. It's also narrow and steep--a stiff challenge coming back up. From the Grandview Point trailhead to a Colorado River overlook on Horseshoe Mesa, and back, you'll hike 8 miles. Go any season but high summer. drive time: Flagstaff: 1 1/2 hours guides: Official Guide to Hiking the Grand Canyon, by Scott Thybony ($12). Trails Illustrated map Grand Canyon National Park #207 (800-962-1643; www.backpacker.com/mapstore; $10). contact: Grand Canyon National Park, (928) 638-7888; www.nps.gov/grca Bright Angel Trail, South Rim MAPS: 7.5 Minute Quadrants: Phantom Ranch 15 Minute Quadrants: Bright Angel Trails Illustrated: Grand Canyon National Park ELEVATIONS: 1.5 Mile Rest house - 5720 ft. 3 - Mile Rest house (photo)- 4760 ft. Plateau Point (photo) - 3770 ft. Indian Gardens Campground - 3800 ft. 135 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK Bright Angel Campground - 2546 ft. MILEAGE: Indian Gardens Campground - 4.5 miles Plateau Point (photo)- 6 miles Bright Angel Campground - 9.6 miles (approximate distances) ACCESS: The trailhead is located at the rim between the Bright Angel Lodge and the Hermit Road interchange. Parking can be found within 1/2 mile of the trailhead in parking lots D and E. WATER AVAILABILITY: Drinking water is available (subject to pipeline breaks) throughout the year at Bright Angel Campground and Indian Gardens Campground. Water is available seasonally (May-September) at 1.5 mile and 3 mile rest houses. CAMPSITES: Indian Gardens Campground is located 4.5 miles down the Bright Angel Trail. Drinking water, toilets, and a ranger station with medical facility and phones are located here. Bright Angel Campground is located 9.6 miles down the Bright Angel Trail and is accessed by the silver bridge over the Colorado River. Drinking water, flush toilets, a ranger station with a medical facility and an emergency phone are located here. A permit is required for all camping, and camping is in designated sites only. TRAIL DESCRIPTION: Bright Angel is a steep and well-defined trail with a little shade, mostly in the morning and evening. It is the preferred trail for hiking to the South Rim from Bright Angel Campground. There is a toilet at the 1.5 mile rest house, and seasonal water is available at 1.5 mile and 3.0 mile rest houses. Indian Gardens is located 4.5 miles down the trail, there is water available here year round, as well as a ranger station. Plateau Point is an overlook 1.5 miles from Indian Gardens with little elevation change. It is the furthest recommended day hike from the South Rim. From Indian Gardens, the Bright Angel Trail continues down 4.5 miles to the silver bridge over the river to Bright Angel Campground. There is a rest house and emergency phone at Pipe Creek, before you reach the bridge. Drinking water is available year round at Bright Angel Campground. Corridor Zone (with GREEN codes) Recommended for hikers without previous experience at Grand Canyon. Maintained trails. Purified water stations. Paved roads to trailheads. Toilets, signs, emergency 136 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK phones, and ranger stations. Use of private livestock (horses and mules only) allowed only when specified on permit. Threshold Zone (with YELLOW codes) Recommended for experienced Grand Canyon hikers. Non- maintained trails. Scarce water sources. Dirt roads to trailheads. Pit toilets. Use of private livestock (horses and mules only) allowed with permit only on Whitmore Trail and on designated roads and trails on the rim. Primitive Zone* (with RED codes) Recommended for highly experienced Grand Canyon hikers with proven route-finding ability. Non-maintained trails and routes. 4-wheel-drive roads to trailheads. Occasional signs. No other developments. Use of private livestock (horses and mules only) allowed with permit only on the Ken Patrick Trail to Uncle Jim Trail to Uncle Jim Point and on designated roads on the rim. Wild Zone* (with BLACK codes) Recommended for highly experienced Grand Canyon hikers with extensive route finding ability. Indistinct to non-existent routes require advanced route funding ability. Water sources scarce to non-existent. No other development. Use of private livestock is not allowed. Primitive and Wild Zones are not recommended for use during summer months due to extreme high temperatures and the lack of reliable water sources. The Backcountry Use Area Map is available as a PDF file. PDF files retain the look and feel of the original document (including typography, page layout, and graphics) and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5. If you plan on printing the file, it may print faster if you download it to your computer. PDF file - Backcountry Use Area Map - 557kb 137 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK Code Use Area Name Management Zone Camping Type CBG Bright Angel Corridor Campground CCG Cottonwood Corridor Campground CIG Indian Garden Corridor Campground AK9 Clear Creek Threshold At Large Camping BF5 Horseshoe Mesa Threshold Designated Sites BL4 Horn Creek Threshold Designated Sites BL5 Salt Creek Threshold Designated Sites BL6 Cedar Spring Threshold Designated Sites BL7 Monument Creek Threshold Designated Sites BL8 Granite Rapids Threshold Designated Sites BM7 Hermit Creek Threshold Designated Sites BM8 Hermit Rapids Threshold Designated Sites NF9 Widforss Threshold At Large Camping NH1 Point Sublime Threshold Designated Sites SC9 Eremita Mesa Threshold At Large Camping BE9 Hance Creek Primitive At Large Camping BG9 Cottonwood Creek Primitive At Large Camping BH9 Grapevine Primitive At Large Camping BJ9 Cremation Primitive At Large Camping BN9 Boucher Primitive At Large Camping NA0 Walhalla Plateau Primitive At Large Camping NC9 Ken Patrick Primitive At Large Camping ND9 Robbers Roost Primitive At Large Camping NG9 Outlet Primitive At Large Camping NJO Swamp Ridge Primitive At Large Camping AH9 Vishnu Wild At Large Camping AJ9 Cheyava Wild At Large Camping AL9 Greenland Springs Wild At Large Camping AP9 Phantom Creek Wild At Large Camping AQ9 Trinity Creek Wild At Large Camping AR9 Scorpion Ridge Wild At Large Camping NB9 Thompson Canyon Wild At Large Camping 138 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK Home | About Us | RECREATION | Management | Help Recreation: Mogollon Rim Arizona Trail (Blue Ridge Segment) The Blue Ridge section of the Arizona Trail stretches across meadows, forests, and canyons from the top of the 2,000 foot Mogollon Rim to Arizona Highway 87 near Blue Ridge Campground. The trail's route across the Mogollon Rim Ranger District begins at General Springs Cabin. This Forest Service Work Station was named after a nearby water source discovered by General George Crook. Crook was famous for his campaigns against the Apaches in this area. Legend has it that he narrowly escaped a band of marauding hostiles here. From the old cabin, the trail winds down General Springs Canyon to the Fred Haught Trail named after another historic resident. This leg of the Cabin Loop System leads the Arizona Trail to the top of Battleground Ridge. Here it offers good long distance views of the surrounding countryside before descending into East Clear Creek Canyon and crossing that small mountain stream just as it flows into Blue Ridge Reservoir. Length: 8 miles Rating: Moderate Use: Light Season: April to November Hiking time: 3-4 hours one way Notes: No motor vehicles USGS Map(s): Dane Canyon, Blue Ridge Reservoir Location: About 60 miles southeast of Flagstaff on paved and graveled Forest Roads and highways. Access: Drive 55 miles south of Flagstaff to Clints Well on Forest Highway 3 (Lake Mary Road), then 9 miles southwest on AZ 87 to FR 300 (the General Crook Trail). Turn east about 6 miles to the General Springs trailhead. (FR 300 139 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK is closed in winter.) Or turn north from Clints Well about 7.5 miles to the Blue Ridge Trailhead. For more information contact: Happy Jack Info Center, P. O. Box 19664, Happy Jack AZ 86024, (928) 477- 2172, FAX 477-2173 or Mogollon Rim Ranger District, HC 31, Box 300, Happy Jack AZ 86024, (928) 477-2255 FAX 527-8218 140 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK Last modified: 9/98 141 GRAND CANYON COUNCIL, BSA ARIZONA TRAILS BOOK Home | About Us | RECREATION | Management | Help Recreation: Plateau Country Arizona Trail (Marshall Lake To Fisher Point) #87 Plentiful wildlife and great views of the San Francisco Peaks provide the major features of interest on this section of the state-spanning Arizona Trail. For the best views, begin at the Marshall Lake Trailhead. This vital wetland, which is more of a marsh than a lake, is frequented by bald eagles in winter and osprey in summer. Waterfowl and a variety of smaller hawks are generally present year- round. The bulk of the trail winds across Anderson Mesa, a broad grassy upland dotted with widely spaced trees. The open character of the terrain here provides excellent opportunities to view the area's wildlife residents. Anderson Mesa supports a rich and diverse community of wild animals some of the larger and more visible are elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, wild turkey, Abert's squirrels, coyotes, and pronghorn antelope. As you near Fisher Point and drop into Walnut Canyon, have your camera ready for some of the most photogenic views of the San Francisco Peaks available anywhere on the Forest. There are even some red rock cliffs here that are reminiscent of Oak Creek and the Grand Canyon.