Grand Canyon Rim to Rim

Name: Grand Canyon Rim to Rim
Address: US

Schematic North Kaibab trailhead, Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel trailhead. Not a GPS track. DEM high 2,514 m at the North Rim, low 773 m at Phantom Ranch. South Kaibab is an alternate south-rim leg and is not merged. Corridor OSM relations stay related, not this line.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs National Park Service (NPS) — Grand Canyon National Park

Byline

The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: Day R2R requires NO permit; overnight requires a backcountry permit via Recreation.gov (corridor campgrounds, quota-gated).

Permit	Cost	Quota / restriction	Issuer	Source	Verified
Backcountry permit application feeOfficial source	$10 USD	—	Not recorded	Issuer page	Verified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded
Per-person/per-night camping feeOfficial source	$8/nightStatutory local figure. Dated USD conversion: not recorded.	—	Not recorded	Issuer page	Verified 2026-09-23 vs Not recorded

Altitude weather delta

High 2,514 m minus low 773 m is 1,741 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 11.3 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.

That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.

derived:lapse-rate · 2026-09-10 · provisional

ISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10

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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts36.217, -112.057

Distance35 km*

editorial cited corridor ~21–24 mi; schematic — not walking distance; not summed pins · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional

Ascent+1,741 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Descent0 m*

one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional

High point2,514 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Low point773 m*

copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional

Routepoint-to-point

Days1

Seasonunverified

GradeSAC T3 · YDS 2

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)

SAC T3: Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
YDS Class 2: Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.

OpenStreetMap pins only (ODbL): North Kaibab Trailhead node 5444897940, Phantom Ranch way 1014985806, Bright Angel Trailhead node 3241200192.

Live corridor relations were not ingested as this line: North Kaibab 2836789, Bright Angel 2836803, South Kaibab 2836796, River Trail 2836804.

South Kaibab Trailhead is an alternate south rim, not a fourth vertex on this schematic.

Cited corridor about 21–24 mi is editorial and was not taken from summed pins. TypicalDays 1 is a placeholder for a day crossing; overnight still needs a backcountry permit.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

Permit: Grand Canyon backcountry permit (overnight)

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

North Kaibab Trailhead car-free: unknown
Bright Angel Trailhead car-free: unknown

Hazards

Inner canyon heat. Phantom Ranch DEM 773 m is the low pin.
South Kaibab is an alternate, not merged.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Grand Canyon Rim to Rim?

A permit is listed as required for Grand Canyon Rim to Rim: Grand Canyon backcountry permit (overnight). Status on this record is an official source.

How much is the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim permit?

Backcountry permit application fee: $10 USD (Not recorded, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official. Per-person/per-night camping fee: $8/night (Not recorded, verified 2026-09-23). Status: verified-official.