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Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
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Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
Grand Canyon Field Institute - Join Grand Canyon Field Institute for your next Grand Canyon National Park adventure.  GCFI offers educational tours led by expert instructors. Register now for backpacking, camping, hiking, and whitewater rafting. Topics include geology, ecology, archaeology, history, photography, and more.
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Grand Canyon Trails

With few exceptions, GCFI backpacking classes take advantage of one or more of Grand Canyon’s established backcountry trails (the remainder takes place exclusively off-trail). No two trails are alike. Each has it’s own merits, obstacles, challenges, and colorful history. The only common thread you will find among Grand Canyon trails is that they are punishing at best and unforgiving at worst. For better or worse, these trails are the only way to access the study sites and points of interest that anchor most GCFI classes.

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South Rim Trails

  • Tanner Trail Learn More
  • Escalante Route Learn More
  • New Hance TrailLearn More
  • Tonto Trail Learn More
  • Grandview TrailLearn More
  • South Kaibab TrailLearn More
  • Bright Angel TrailLearn More
  • Hermit Trail Learn More
  • Boucher TrailLearn More
  • South Bass TrailLearn More
North Rim Trails
  • Nankoweap Trail Learn More
  • Clear Creek TrailLearn More
  • North Kaibab TrailLearn More
  • North Bass TrailLearn More
  • Thunder River /
    Deer Creek TrailLearn More

Other Destinations

  • Havasu Canyon Learn More
  • South Canyon
Learning & Lodging El Tovar Hotel

Don’t miss our "Learning & Lodging" program where a single price affords you two nights' accommodations, most meals, and two exciting days with a GCFI instructor. Enroll today by calling Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C. at (928) 638-2525 Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm (Learning & Lodging Questions only).
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