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South Rim, Wilderness Trail

Grandview Trail

Canyon scenery at its finest.

DOWN GRANDVIEW TRAIL BUT ABOVE HORSHOE MESA. A "COMMERCIAL" PRINT SOLD TO TOURISTS. CIRCA 1900.

Impressions of the dazzling topography of Grand Canyon have changed and shifted since that day in the summer of 1540 when Garcia Lopez de Cardenas gazed out from the South Rim.

Trail Details

Hopi Indians gathered mineral paints on Horseshoe Mesa long before Pete Berry began working the Last Chance Mine in 1890. Berry built a trail to his copper mine and used burros to pack the ore to the rim. The copper tested high grade, but transportation costs cut into his profits. When tourism increased, Berry built the Grandview Hotel on the rim and began guiding sightseers into the canyon along his trail. All mining ended on the mesa in 1908. 

Grandview Trail map 2017

Trail Guide

To find specific trailhead locations and view topography, check out the official National Park Service guide.

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