Arizona trails · Rim
Rim
A 12.4-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 531 ft of climbing. Reaches Grandeur Point and other summit/viewpoint destinations. Managed by National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 396 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Grandeur Point (summit)
- Mather Point (viewpoint)
- Mohave Point (viewpoint)
- Mary Jane Coulter Lookout (viewpoint)
- Trailview Overlook (viewpoint)
- Hopi Point (viewpoint)
- Pima Point (viewpoint)
- Pima point (viewpoint)
- Pipecreek Vista (viewpoint)
- Bright Angel Trailhead (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Rim Trailhead — parking nearby, water. 36.05271, -112.08364 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:32 a.m., the sun rises at 5:59 a.m. and sets at 6:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:23 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.8-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:42 p.m. — 3 h 15 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Rim + Rim Trail 139 — 14.0 mi loop, 2,909 ft gain
- Hermit Road Greenway + Rim — 5.5 mi loop, 436 ft gain
Nearby trails
- South Kaibab — 0.0 mi
- Arizona — 5.8 mi
- North Timp Snowmobile Trail — 27.7 mi