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The trailhead for the South Kaibab Trail is located off of the Yaki Point Road, which is closed to private vehicles. The trailhead can be accessed via either the Rim Trail or the free Grand Canyon National Park shuttle bus. From the trailhead, the trail heads north.
The Black Suspension Bridge (also known as the Kaibab Trail Suspension Bridge) spans the Colorado River in the inner canyon of Grand Canyon National Park. The span length is 440 feet (130 m). [ 1 ] The bridge is part of the South Kaibab Trail and is the river crossing used by mules going to Phantom Ranch .
View of Phantom Ranch from the South Kaibab Trail. A corridor trail receives the highest hiking and stock use by visitors to the park and mule use by park concessionaires. To accommodate this, the National Park Service regularly patrols and maintains corridor trails. Backcountry rangers recommend that hikers taking their first trip into the ...
The North Rim area of the park is located on the Kaibab Plateau and Walhalla Plateau, directly across the Grand Canyon from the principal visitor areas on the South Rim. The North Rim's principal visitor areas are centered around Bright Angel Point. The North Rim is higher in elevation than the South Rim, at over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) of elevation.
Sand dunes along River Trail. Grand Canyon National Park categorizes the River Trail as a corridor trail, and receives regular maintenance and patrols by park rangers. [3]On 31 July and 1 August 2006, passing thunderstorms eroded long sections of the River Trail at an area called the sand dunes, exposing power and water lines that run along and under the trail's road bed.
Across all shuttle companies, Straub said, Alum Cave Trail, which offers the shortest route to Mount Le Conte, is the most popular drop-off location. Plakanis expects demand for shuttle drop-off ...
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Kaibab Trail Suspension Bridge: Extant Suspension: 1928 1975 South Kaibab Trail: Colorado River: Grand Canyon Village: Coconino: AZ-9: Holbrook Bridge Demolished Warren truss: 1928 1986 SR 77: Little Colorado River: Holbrook: Navajo