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(8000 x 3449) Elevation: 7399 feet / 2256 meters. This popular South Rim viewpoint, between Grand Canyon Village and Desert View, offers panoramic views of Grand Canyon from east to west, including several bends of the Colorado River to the east. The historic Grandview Trail begins here. This trail is VERY steep! In the summer much of the trail is in full sun. In the winter ice and snow can make hiking treacherous. Always use caution on the Grandview Trail. The original Grandview Trail was created to connect the rim with the copper mines on Horseshoe Mesa. The well built trail eventually provided access to more tourists than miners, as the Grandview trail provided one of the best access routes into the canyon for its time. The undamaged segments of the pioneer trail in the upper half of the canyon testify to the engineering prowess of the builders as they devised solution after creative solution to the problems posed by the landscape. The trail begins just off the rim from the established Grandview Point overlook. The Kaibab/Toroweap section traverses steep ground and the old trail is eroded so attention to the problems at hand is essential. Vertical steps were surmounted by construction of log "cribs" that were chained or pinned to the cliff face to provide a foundation for the trail where nature provided none. The exposure here impresses some hikers as hazardous. Unfortunately, several of the historic cribs were swept away by landslides during the winter of 2005. Trail crews restored the trail, but not the historical context of the old logs. A series of sloping ledges at the top of the Coconino cliff demands caution especially when icy or wet. Be careful throughout the Kaibab and Toroweap - a fall here could have catastrophic consequences. Download the entire Grandview Trail Description here: <a href="http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Grandview_Trail.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/Grandview_Trail.pdf</a> NPS Photo by Michael Quinn |
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