About
Length2 mi
ShapeLoop
DifficultyHard
Elevation gain400 ft up
Typical time1 hr 15 min
TrailheadSouth Rim Visitor Center
SurfaceDirt, roots, steep switchbacks
Best seasonLate spring through October. The North Rim road and most of the South Rim road close under snow in winter.
DogsNot allowed
What you'll see 🌄 Big views

The only South Rim trail that drops below the rim, through aspen and Douglas fir.

Tips
The closest you can get to the inner canyon feeling without a permit. Steep, narrow, and genuinely exposed in a couple of places - not one for small children.
Location

Showing Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park — we don't have this trail's own trailhead coordinates yet.

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