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Rim Trail - Maricopa Point to Mohave 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 - Maricopa Point to Mohave 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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Departing Maricopa Point bus stop
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Rim Trail starts off into the woods
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Information sign about the Orphan Mine
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Trail runs outside the Orphan Mine fence
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The sign says "rehabilitated," but the radioactive waste is not
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Passing the Orphan Mine
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Approaching Powell Point Trail
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Powell Point Trail runs a few hundred yards to the monument
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View into the Grand Canyon
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Passing Powell Point bus stop
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Rim Trail departs Powell Point on the road
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Trail departs the roadway and goes to rocky dirt
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Dirt trail runs onto pavement at Hopi Point parking area
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Walking out to Hopi Point
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Hopi Point sign
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Grand views from Hopi Point
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Grand views from Hopi Point
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Grand views from Hopi Point
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Info sign about Condor nest on Battleship Rock
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Location of Condor nest on Battleship Rock
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Trail departing Hopi Point
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The Rim Trail at the point is paved
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Rim Trail goes to dirt
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Rim Trail mileage sign
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Bench with a view -- good place for a quite rest
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The trail gets pinched out and is forced onto the roadway
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Shortly, the Rim Trail cuts back into the trees
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Nice dirt trail with a view
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Grand views into the canyon
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Picnic table with a view
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Rim Trail goes onto pavement at Mohave Point
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Approaching Mohave Point bus stop
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Mohave Point viewpoint
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Grand view from Mohave Point

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