3Bright Angel Trail to Plateau Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The well-known Bright Angel Trail allows you to truly experience the Grand Canyon. It’s strenuous, includes countless switchbacks, and covers a total of 12 miles out and back. In the summer, this place can get extremely hot and dry.
You’ll need between six to eight hours. The trailhead is just west of the Bright Angel Lodge near the mule corral. Your descent is initially steep and continues to the Colorado River. Check out the view at Plateau Point, (Have a free weekend? Hike the entire Grand Canyon rim to rim like yours truly did.)
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