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Multiple trail eradication is done to prevent accidental off-trail hiking. Cairns are permitted, but are to be placed discriminately. The following are designated as primitive trails: Beamer Trail; Bill Hall Trail; Boucher Trail; Deer Creek Trail; Havasu Canyon Route (a portion of this trail is within the park). Kanab Creek Trail; Lava Falls ...
To access St. Mary's Falls Trail, hikers must hike 1.2 miles (1.9 km) along Gold Camp Road to reach the trailhead for the falls themselves. When hikers reach the third tunnel of Gold Camp Road, the trail climbs up over the tunnel and descends into Pike National Forest where it continues for another 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the base of the falls.
The Nankoweap Trail is an unmaintained hiking trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The Nankoweap trail descends 6,040 feet in 14 miles from the Saddle Mountain trailhead to Nankoweap Creek and on to the Colorado River. It is considered to be the hardest of the trails into the Canyon.
The trail officially begins at a low point on the Dripping Springs Trail, in the southwest part of Hermit Canyon. Access to the Boucher Trail requires a hike of about 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (4.4 km) along the Hermit Trail and Dripping Springs Trail. Cairns exist in key places and can be spotted with some careful looking.
After another 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) the trail crosses the Dripping Springs drainage and connects to the Boucher Trail, which leads to the north along the western side of Hermit Canyon. The Dripping Springs Trail continues westward from the trail junction for another 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km), climbing back out of the Hermit Shale and Coconino ...
The trail is accessible by use of U.S. Forest Service roads along the south rim of Grand Canyon. The trailhead is located in a remote area of the park's south rim and is accessible from Rowe Well Road or Forest Service Road #328. It generally takes 1½ to 2 hours to negotiate the 29 mile (47 km) trip from Grand Canyon Village, Arizona.
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Old Kowaliga Trail; Pitchford Creek Trail; Pony Express; Ridge Trail; Rock Bottom; Rocky Mount Loop; Stables Loop; Turtle Back Loop; Wind Way, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) Smith Mountain Fire Tower Trails, 8.6 miles (13.8 km); Jackson's Gap. David M. Forker Island Hop and Boat Dock Trail, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) Lakeshore Trail, 2.4 miles (3.9 km)