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Grand Canyon National Park hiking guide

Bright Angel Point Trail [CLOSED]

A 0.8-mile out-and-back with 150 ft of climbing in North Rim, rated easy.

Bright Angel Point Trail [CLOSED], Grand Canyon National Park
Photo: Šarūnas Burdulis · CC BY-SA 2.0

Key facts

Length
0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Elevation gain
150 ft (45 m)
Route type
Out and back
Difficulty
Easy
Area
North Rim
Highest point
8,195 ft
Lowest point
8,126 ft

About Bright Angel Point Trail [CLOSED]

The Bright Angel Point Trail is closed until further notice after the Dragon Bravo Fire closed the North Rim developed area and its trails. When open, this short paved trail leads out to Bright Angel Point and its sweeping canyon views.

Route map

Route map of Bright Angel Point Trail [CLOSED] in Grand Canyon National Park500 ftN
StartFinishNorth is up. Drawn from the route in the Parka app.

This route was checked by Parka editors.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile of Bright Angel Point Trail [CLOSED]8,1508,2000.00.20.40.6Distance (miles)Elevation (ft)High 8,195 ftLow 8,126 ft
Elevation runs from 8,126 ft to 8,195 ft over 0.6 miles of mapped route. The profile is sampled from elevation data along the route.

Nearby in North Rim

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