Cottonwood Creek deepens to your left as you head north a few piñon and juniper trees offer modest shade. The cobbled trail leads into tight switchbacks, descending through the Supai Formation and leveling into a gradual descent the rest of the way to Horseshoe Mesa. A brutal set of switchbacks ensues down sandstone slabs that make for rough walking.Īround 1 mile, you reach Coconino Saddle (named for the contact zone between Coconino Sandstone and Hermit Shale), which offers exceptional views looking south into the upper valley of Hance Creek.įrom here, traverse east across the head of the Cottonwood Creek drainage. Contour around a promontory, turning your back to the thin ridgeline that extends from it. The trail levels out briefly as you cross a gully onto a west-facing slope. Log stairs form switchbacks down the Kaibab Limestone cliff face, with uneven surfaces amplifying the feeling of exposure. The trail begins on the north side of the looped parking area and wastes no time beginning its descent. The Grandview Trail follows remnants of a route formerly used by miners and mule trains to cart copper ore from Last Chance Mine on Horseshoe Mesa to the canyon’s rim.
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In the summer most of the trail is in full sun and in the winter, upper portions are dangerous due to packed snow and ice. The trail is not regularly maintained, very steep and very rugged. It is 13.0 miles from the overlook to the Colorado River at Hance Rapid.
It is 6.8 miles from the overlook to the Tonto Trail Junction.It is 3.0 miles from the overlook to Horseshoe Mesa.Spur trails however, lead to the Tonto Trail and overnight hikers can continue to the bottom of the canyon. Because it was created by copper miners who only needed to reach their mine, the trail doesn’t extend to the Colorado River at the bottom of the canyon. Grandview Trail is a rough, steep route for well-prepared hikers. Then in 1907, copper prices crashed and in 1919, Berry and his wife Martha moved to their con’s ranch outside Grand Canyon National Park. After 1901, when the Santa Fe Railroad reached Grand Canyon Village, more than 11 miles west of Grandview, almost no one wanted to take the rough, jarring stagecoach ride to Berry’s hotel.
Grandview boasted the best hotel, and as some claimed, the best trail.
Until 1901, Grandview was Grand Canyon’s most popular tourist destination. In 1897, he built a two-story log hotel and later added a large frame building to the property. In 1893, Berry offered crude lodging in a cabin at Grandview and began guiding eager, mule-riding patrons into the canyon. This drove Berry to turn to tourists to make money. While the ore was rich, the amount of ore was small and mining in the area proved only briefly profitable. Berry and his crew built a 3.0 mile long trail to the mine - one of the finest trails built in Grand Canyon during the pioneer period. There in 1890, Pete Berry and other miners discovered copper and began digging the Last Chance Mine. Last Chance Mine And Grandview HotelĪpproximately 2,500 feet below Grandview Point Overlook sits Horseshoe Mesa. Grandview is also a popular stop because it is also the location of a historic hotel that no longer exists and the upper portion of an old copper mining establishment. The vista point offers magnificent panoramic views of Grand Canyon and the Colorado River below, including prominent buttes like Rama Shrine, Krishna Shine, Vishnu Shrine, and Shiva Temple. Sitting at 7,399 feet elevation, Grandview Point is a scenic overlook on Desert View Drive in Grand Canyon National Park and the trailhead for the historic Grandview Trail. Each scenic vista point along the South Rim of Grand Canyon offers unique views of the vast canyon from improved observation areas with interpretive signs, historic photos, and occasionally benches to relax and enjoy the incredible scenery. Grandview Point is one of six improved scenic overlooks between Grand Canyon Village and Desert View Point and trust me, you’re going to want to stop at every single one.
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