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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 12–26 °C (54–79 °F)
- J12°1°29
- F14°3°29
- M19°5°29
- A24°9°18
- M30°14°10
- J35°20°6
- J37°23°26
- A36°22°40
- S32°18°25
- O26°12°23
- N19°6°19
- D13°2°28
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 2.9 km · 1.8 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Grand Canyon (Colorado Plateau › Intermountain West; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.5 km NE of Grand Canyon (Coconino County, Arizona) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Connects to
- Bright Angel (National Recreation Trail), Bright Angel Trail (at its start or end)
- Best months
- Oct–Apr
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- Arizona
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Ref
- RIVT
- Operator (OSM)
- United States National Park Service
- Route centre
- 36.0979, -112.1001
- Route start
- 36.0984, -112.1113
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2836804
- Wikidata
- Q7337896
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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