- North Kaibab Trail
- South Kaibab Trail
- Bright Angel Trail
- GrandCanyonHiker.com Good overall information.
Also check out the pages on each of the corridor trails
(North Kaibab,
South Kaibab, and
Bright Angel)
-- There are nice elevation charts for those trails. They also have a very good section on
clothing.
- Corridor Trails distance and elevation information. You can also view
a Trail Overview Map --
I'll probably find a better one, but this will do for now.
- Canyon Hiking Tips --
These are excellent. Plan on following all of these tips except the obvious
one about hiking to the river and back in one day.
- Read the Summer Hiking Tips, too.
We are on the edges of the danger months and we have to be prepared for someone in the party to
overheat.
- NOAA Weather
Forecast for the Grand Canyon area. I think our abort conditions will be any forecast in excess of
99 °F near the Colorado River for the day of the hike. If it's forecast for more than
95 °F I will send out notice to everyone. Keep in mind that it may be too hot to hike
during the afternoon if it's any warmer than forecast, but we can safely wait out the heat. There's
a lot of daylight and a nearly full moon, too.
- Not a link, but the phone number to the Grand Canyon backcountry office belongs here somewhere: 928-638-7888.
They can tell you about actual water availability, and they can give you information about permits, too.
- Some of my ideas about what to pack.
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