Bright Angel Trailhead - Grand Canyon, AZ
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N 36° 03.434 W 112° 08.627
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Bright Angel Trailhead - Grand Canyon
Waymark Code: WMWYGC
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2017
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The Bright Angel Trail (
visit link) is a hiking trail located in Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Trail Condition
Maintained dirt trail. Steep. Well defined. Some shade on trail, mostly from canyon walls and dependent on time of day. Give uphill hikers the right of way. Upper portion of trail may be extremely icy in winter or early spring.
Directions to Trailhead
Located on the South Rim, trail begins just west of Bright Angel Lodge. Follow path along rim, trail starts by mule corral.
Trailhead Elevation: 6,850 feet.
Services: Randomly patrolled by park rangers. Water available year-round at
trailhead and at Indian Garden. Ranger Station at Indian Garden. Water
available seasonally along trail.
The Bright Angel Trail offers wonderful views all along the trail making it very easy to lose track of how far down you have hiked. Additionally, the steepness of the trail is very misleading on the way down.
Even though the Bright Angel has water along the trail, you need to carry water.