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I believe this is a moderate hike as anyone in decent physical condition should be able to do it. There were lots of kids and older people on the trail, one of them me (69). it's only about 1 mile down to Ooh Aah Point which has amazing views. Then another 0.6 to Cedar Ridge where the views aren't as good but still worth the short hike down to it. Took me about 35 minutes to get to Cedar Ridge including stops along the way. About 45 minutes on the return as i was moving pretty quickly.
The views all along the hike are wonderful so i highly recommend this short hike.
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Beatiful trail. I met this trail at Hance Rapids (from Escalante Route). The hike up Hance Creek canyon was beautiful and memorable. Hance Creek makes a great place to camp. The creek is pretty small, but reliable. There is a lot of space for camping. There were two other groups while I was there (eight other people) and I was able to keep my distance from them.
The hike up past Page Springs is less challenging than I was expecting after hearing it described with so many superlatives and expletives. It's uphill, but not treacherous. I didn't think it was any harder than the climb up Grand View from Horseshoe Mesa.
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11/10/18 First half of Rim to River to Rim Via Bright Angel Trail. Sunny skies, cool temps, perfect trail and not a lot of traffic. The views from Bright Angel Trail are amazing. Start before dawn. As the sun rises the beautiful views open up. If you can deal with 20 degree weather at the start (layers) I believe this is the time to attempt longer hikes in the canyon.
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This was Day 4 of my trip and the hike from Red Canyon at the river to the Grandview Trail trailhead was great. The first section on the New Hance Trail was fairly easy with lots of views and and sparse wildflowers this time of year. The first 2 miles were along the Colorado and offered views of the vast expense of the inner canyon 360 degrees. The next 4 miles were and easy loop around washes. I reached the beautiful Hance campground at 11am and ate a nice big lunch and replenished my water for the hike up to Horseshoe Mesa. This was all uphill with a scramble around the old mine. the elevation change was from 3800' to 6700'. Once I arrived on the Mesa, I started to run into a few hikers and backpackers on their way down.
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hiked on 10/17/18 (Phantom Ranch- Bright Angel TH)- section of trail with creek water crossing it (between Indian Gardens and Devils Corkscrew). Saw conservation/ranger group heading down to repair this (hopefully it is resolved). no problems hiking through this section though. otherwise great trail conditions. some foliage changes noted.
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