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Hermit's Rest Viewpoint to Tonto Trail to Bright Angel Trailhead route map
Difficulty: ExpertPoint to Point

Hermit's Rest Viewpoint to Tonto Trail to Bright Angel Trailhead

Grand Canyon, Arizona

21.2 mi

Distance

12,178 ft

Elev. Gain

9h 41m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Hermit's Rest Viewpoint to Tonto Trail to Bright Angel Trailhead unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:941 ft
Max:2,073 ft
Gain:3,712 ft
Loss:3,668 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 941 ft and 2,073 ft across 21.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.941 ft1,318 ft1,696 ft2,073 ft0.0 mi5.3 mi10.6 mi15.9 mi21.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,026 ft
High point21.2 mi2,073 ft
End21.2 mi2,070 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Grand Canyon Village, AZ · about 1 mi away
County:
Coconino County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Grand Canyon National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:928-638-7888
  • Address:20 South Entrance Road · Grand Canyon, AZ · 86023
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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