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Rim Trail - Bright Angel to Maricopa Point
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Rim Trail
Rim Trail

Overview

If hikers want easy grandeur, the Rim Trail is the place to go. This trail runs within a few feet of the lip of the South Rim from Yaki Point to Hermits Rest, and much of the 13.5-mile trail is nearly level.

Rim Trail - Bright Angel to Maricopa Point

On this page, photos are presented of the east end of the Rim Trail from Bright Angel Point to Mohave Point. For links to the rest of the trail, see Rim Trail.

Link to maps.

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Back porch, Bright Angel Lodge
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Approaching Lookout Studio
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Lookout Studio
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View into Bright Angel Canyon (close) and Grand Canyon (far)
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Looking back towards El Tovar Hotel
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Trail construction and junction
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Rim Trail left to avoid construction
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Rim Trail left to Kolb Studio
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Approaching Kolb Studio
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View into Bright Angel Canyon
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Approaching Bright Angel Trailhead complex
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Start of Bright Angel
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Bright Angel trailhead circular stone corral
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Bright Angel trailhead sign and start of Bright Angel Trail
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Bright Angel trailhead monument
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Descending towards Village Route Transfer bus stop
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Departing Village Route Transfer bus stop (note stone stairs)
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Paved trail departing Village Route Transfer bus stop
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Trace of the Bright Angel Fault
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Bedrock with fossils
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Church service with a view
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Bedrock with fossils
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Fossils in boulder along the trail
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Getting to the steep section
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Stone stairs
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Trail with a view
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Arriving at Trailview Overlook bus stop
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Trailview Overlook information signs
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Spur trail to Trailview Overlook, proper
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Flat trail
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View down onto Bright Angel trail
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Another nice view of Bright Angel Canyon
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Trail runs close to the rim
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Trail along the rim
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Beginning of the earth - End of the Trail of Time
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Medallion marking the beginning of time
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A bench to rest and contemplate the beginning of time
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Trail marker with Rim Trail distances
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Trail in the trees
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Approaching Maricopa Point bus stop
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Information sign announcing the Trail of Time
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Maricopa Point Trail to the right
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Maricopa Point bus stop

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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