Hermit Trail is a hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park, located in the US state of Arizona. This trail provides access to the historic Grand Canyon area and offers a more challenging route to the Colorado River for more experienced canyon climbers.
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Access and description
The trail is located 0.25 miles (0.40 km) southwest of the Hermit Rest in the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Trailhead is accessible by shuttle bus from Grand Canyon Village, Arizona on Hermit Road. The road is closed for private vehicles between April and October each year, and is open to all other moon traffic. Two exemptions for vehicles with government-issued handicap placards and backpackers with valid permits for overnight camping in the area of ​​Hermit use. The user can obtain a gateway code by visiting the Backcountry Information Center in the park.
Condition
The Grand Canyon National Park categorizes the Hermit Trail as a trace of the threshold and does not officially defend it. The trail is full in many places, and the construction of the stone placed on the top half of the pathway is now crumbling and rough.
Many landslides cut through the path and require randomization of rocks and the search for routes to pass. The last big rock occurred on the night of March 1, 1983, when most of the rocks in the Supai Group broke away from the cliffs and strewn across Hermit Canyon, cutting the Hermit Trail in two places. A mudstone that occurred in the early 1930s cut its foot in third place. Breaks on this road require randomization to forget, but well marked with a monument.
Water availability
All water sources along this road should be treated, filtered, or boiled before drinking.
Water is available year-round at Hermit Creek and the Colorado River. The trail between the Hermit Creek camping area and the Colorado River is parallel to Hermit Creek and provides additional water access. Also, water flows regularly from Santa Maria Spring, which is 2 miles away from the start, but should not be counted.
Hermit Creek above the Hermit Creek camp is dry except in times of floods or flash floods.
Backcountry Park Information Center has current water conditions for all water sources along the Hermit Trail.
Camping
Camping is permitted at designated locations along the Hermit Trail only by permission, issued by the Grand Canyon National Park Information Center. The use of these areas overnight is regulated by the National Park Service, and they call for a maximum number of groups (7 to 11 people) and parties (1 to 6 persons), as well as the maximum number of people.
There are two campsites designated at the Hermit Consumption Area. The three-letter code indicates the designation of garden use area:
- BM7 - Hermit Creek/Up to 23 people for 1 group and 3 parties.
- BM8 - Hermit Rapids/Up to 17 people for 1 group and 1 group.
Usage permits are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the Backcountry Information Center park. Requests are taken from the first day of each month, up to four months before the first night of camping requested.
Dangers
The hazards of pedestrians can find along the Hermit Trail including dehydration, sudden rain storms, flash floods, loose footholds, rain stones, encounters with wildlife, and extreme heat. In the Colorado River, additional hazards include hypothermia (due to the consistent cold river temperature), trauma (due to collisions with rocks in rapids), and drowning.
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History
This trail was built in the last decade of the 19th century by horsetheives, but was upgraded by different miners in that era. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway improved further footprint around 1910 to compete with the Bright Angel Trail that cost money at the time. The train operated on Hermit Camp about 7 miles under the rim until 1930 when the National Park Service took control of the Bright Angel Trail and officially canceled its sacrifice.
Geology
Boulders along this road include limestone, sandstone, limestone, deer, and other sedimentary rocks, as well as obsidian and frozen rocks. Rocks by the Colorado River are often weathered. Some limestone are fossils, mostly bivalves.
See also
- List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park
References
External links
- Grand Canyon National Park, Official Site
- Grand Canyon Explorer
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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