Nankoweap Trail

27.8 mi7,619 ft Rating 9/10Difficulty 9/10

7,569 ft 2,799 ft

Elevation along the recorded route — 2,799 ft at its lowest to 7,569 ft at its highest.

Remote route down to the bottom of the canyon, to the site of an ancient indigenous granary built into the rock cliffs. One of the more difficult trails in the Grand Canyon.

Photos

Silhouette of Saddle Mountain in the waking sky
Good morning in the Grand Canyon
Narrow trail along a big drop
Big drops down into Nankoweap Creek
Rugged landscape
Crumbly trail along the side of Tilted Mesa
A striking, dynamic landscape
Trickling flow of water within the creek
Next to the Colorado River
Powerful scene of Marble Canyon
Ancient granaries along the river
Cooking in the furnace along Nankoweap Creek
Looking up at an impossible climb back to the Rim
Afternoon light over the Nankoweap Trail
Looking down to the Saddle Mountain Wilderness
Evening colors on the Kaibab Plateau

Along the way

Creek 1

Nankoweap Creek

Shoreline 1

Nankoweap Rapids

Mountain 2

Tilted Mesa
Saddle Mountain

Saddle 1

Nankoweap Saddle

Overlook 1

Marion Point

Ruin 1

Nankoweap Granaries

Trailhead 1

Nankoweap Trailhead