The Dripping Springs Trail is a
hiking
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trail
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on the South Rim of the
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in northwestern Arizona, the 15th site to have been named as a national park. The park's central feature is the Grand Canyo ...
, located in the
U.S. state
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of
Arizona
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.
Access and description
The trail begins along the
Hermit Trail
The Hermit Trail is a hiking
A hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have exis ...
after a hike from
Hermit's Rest.
From Hermit Trail, the trail leaves the Hermit Basin and crosses to the western side of Hermit Canyon towards Dripping Springs. After another the trail crosses the Dripping Springs drainage and connects to the
Boucher Trail, which leads to the north along the western side of Hermit Canyon.
The Dripping Springs Trail continues westward from the trail junction for another , climbing back out of the Hermit Shale and Coconino Sandstone layers to Dripping Springs, a perennial water source. Water from here needs to be treated, filtered, or boiled prior to consuming. After the springs, the trail continues to the south rim on Eremita Mesa and the trail's western terminus. Eremita Mesa is a remote area of the park and provides no access back to
Grand Canyon Village
Grand Canyon Village is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 2,004 at the 2010 Census. Located in Grand Canyon National Park, it is wholly ...
or
Hermit's Rest except by unmaintained gravel roads.
See also
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The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile ().
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon Nati ...
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List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park
The following is a list of hiking trails that are, in whole or part, within the established boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park, located in Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino and Mohave County, Arizona, Mohave counties in the United States, U. ...
References
Grand Canyon Explorer, Dripping Springs Trail description
External links
Grand Canyon National Park, Official site
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Hiking trails in Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, South Rim
Grand Canyon, South Rim (west)