![]() ![]() At the 3-mile rest house, we found a beautiful viewpoint with expansive views of the canyon. Overall, this hike is great for exploring the Grand Canyon if you only have a few hours (early hours). Even though the trail is easy, the hard part of the hike comes only on the way back – the tricksy Grand Canyon □ ![]() On our way, we also met a ranger whose job was to stop every descending hiker and urgently advice on where they can descend further before they need to turn back.Ĭlose to the top we were in full sun and that’s where I saw a lot of day hikers struggling to walk up. As the trail is very gradual, we kept a good pace and went up in 2 hours (with resting and picture taking). Walking back to the top (also called the rim) was not as difficult as I first expected. When we started the hike, we said to ourselves: let’s see how far we can get in an hour and then decide if we are turning back after 1.5 miles or after 3 miles (that’s where the rest houses are located.įor a day hike, it is also possible to descend even further to Indian Garden point (extra 1.5 miles from the 3-miles rest house) but we already knew that we left too late to make it to that point and back without putting ourselves at risk. The first part of the hike is easy – you just need to walk down a very well-maintained path and often still in a shade. With all this information and multiple warnings, we started the hike at 7:00. By lunch, the sun is just too hot and we even heard stories of 45 degrees Celsius at the bottom of the canyon. This meant that we had a rather small time window for the canyon explorations. ![]() This place is hot in summer already, but apparently, this heatwave was above normal expectations. As you can see from the picture above, at the time of our visit, the Grand Canyon was enjoying a heatwave. ![]()
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