Bill Hall Trail

Infobox Hiking trail
Name=Bill Hall trail
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Location=Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
Start/End Points=Colorado River
Use=Hiking
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The Bill Hall Trail is a hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona.

Access

The trail begins at "Monument Point" along the north rim of the canyon on the boundary of the National Park, about Convert|20|mi|km|0 west of the park services at North Rim, Arizona. Access to the trailhead is over Convert|35|mi|km|0 of forest roads made of graded dirt, and a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended for travel in the area.

Description

From the dirt parking lot at the trailhead, the trail heads west and dips below the rim into the park. The trail makes several short, steep switchbacks during its descent through the upper canyon rock layers. In the Coconino Sandstone, the trail is at its steepest. There are numerous boulders, some very large, that require care to detour around or climb over. Some portions of this descent may require lowering of backpacks prior to downclimbing.

After Convert|2|mi|km|0 of steep descent, the trail levels off along the Esplanade Sandstone until the junction with the Thunder River Trail. This junction marks the lower terminus of the trail.

References

ee also

* The Grand Canyon
* List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/grca/ Grand Canyon National Park, Official site]
* [http://www.xmission.com/~mbmiles/p165.htm Bill Hall, Thunder River and Deer Creek trails]