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Guided Day Hikes
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Cost of All Day hikes
1 to 2 people -- $179.00
3 to 5 people -- $139.00
6 or more people -- $109.00
All prices are per person.
The Trip includes
Transportation, tasty meals, park entrance fees, certified guides, and great memories!!!
The amount of people required
Minimum of two people required to book a Day Hike.
Joining a trip
You can join an existing trip if there is a space available (call for details).
Cancellations
To guarantee your reservation we require a 50% deposit. We collect the remaining balance 30 days prior
to the hike departing. All deposits are nonrefundable. If you wish to reschedule your trip to another
date there will be a $200 rescheduling fee and you have 12 months from the date of cancellation to come
back for another trip. Cancellations made within 15 days of the trip departing will receive NO refunds
or credit. There are no refunds for guests who arrive late or depart early from the trip. You may not
reschedule more than once. Four Season Guides does reserve the right to cancel a trip or change itinerary
for any reason. But we would never do that without a good reason.
Executive
Rim Tours
This trip offers the best of both worlds....the luxury of being driven to the
best views on the South Rim, as well as short hikes that offer solitude and picturesque views. Highlights
include: Shoshone Point, Cedar Ridge, and Coconino Saddle. This tour also includes a picnic lunch, which
makes it great for families and groups.
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South Kaibab to Cedar
Ridge
This trail gives hikers a taste of how vast the canyon truly is. Views from
this popular trail include: Pipe Canyon, O'Neill Butte, Tonto trail, Devil's Corkscrew, Garden Creek,
Painted Desert, Wotans Throne, and Vishnu Temple. This can be extended to Skeleton Point
for the more adventuresome. (6.1 miles round trip)
Distance: 2.8 miles round trip
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 1150ft
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Bright Angel to Mile-and-a-Half
Rest house
This world famous trail is one of the few maintained trails in the park. The trail
follows the Bright Angel fault occasionally passing through a cave formed out of Kaibab limestone rock.
This hike offers rock art (pictography), incredible vistas, seasonal water, views of Summer Butte, Cheops
Pyramids, and Brahma Temple. A great hike for first time canyon hikers! This hike can be extended to
the three mile rest house (six miles round trip).
Distance: 3 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 1120ft
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Rim
Trail
The best way to see the canyon without having to experience the vertical challenges
of hiking out. The constant change in views make this trail one of the more breath taking hikes in the
canyon....better have lots of film for the camera. Some of the highlights include: Yavapai Point, Hopi
house, Maricopa Point, the Abyss, Pima Point, and Hermit's Rest.
Distance: 9.7 miles one way (we will take the shuttle
back).
Difficulty: easy in short segments, moderate if hiking the entire trail.
Elevation gain/loss: very little
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Hermit to Santa Maria
Spring
The trail was built by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1912 and abandoned in 1931. The steep,
cobblestone trail is abundant with pinon, juniper, and even some fossilized reptile tracks. The spring
sits high above Hermit Creek Canyon with a well shaded area covered in wild grapes.
Distance: 4.6 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 1640ft
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Hermit
to Dripping Springs
This hike follows the same trail as the Santa Maria Spring before branching west
towards a beautiful amphitheater. True to its name the spring "drips" out of the roof of the
sandstone alcove. The alcove provide great shade while surrounded by ferns, thistle, and scarlet monkey
flowers.
Distance: 6.6 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderate
Elevation loss: 400-1600ft
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Grandview
to Horseshoe Mesa
This trail follows an ancient Indian trail that was built in the early 1900s. The well shaded trail
offers views of Navajo Mountain, (109 miles away) Painted Desert, and the Colorado River. After hiking
between the beautiful Cottonwood and Hance canyons, the trail opens up onto a mesa shaped like a horseshoe.
Here we will see the historic mining and ruins left behind by Peter Berry.
Distance: 6.4 miles round trip.
Difficulty: moderately strenuous
Elevation loss: 2520ft
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Tanner to seventy-five
mile Saddle
This ancient Indian trail is one of the steepest descents in the canyon! Tanner trail,
located at the east end of the Park, opens up at seventy-five mile saddle. This area offers views of
the Colorado River, Marble Platform, Vermilion Cliffs, Echo Cliffs, and Navajo Mountain. Keep you eye
out for the recently introduced California Condor. For the seasonal hiker, try the 7 mile round trip
to the top of the Redwall. This offers incredible views of the river and the canyon!
Distance: 4 miles round trip.
Difficulty: strenuous
Elevation loss: 1850ft
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