The Granite Canyon Trail is a long hiking trail in

Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately , the park includes the major peaks of the Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. G ...

in the

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. The trail begins at the Granite Canyon trailhead on the Moose-Wilson Road, about north of

Teton Village Teton Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 517 at the 2020 census. The village surrounds the base of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. It is accessed from nearby Jackson and the ...

and ends at the junction with the

Teton Crest Trail The Teton Crest Trail is a long hiking trail in the U.S. state of Wyoming that extends from Phillips Pass, on the border of Bridger Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests, to String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. ''Backpacker Magazine ...

near Marion Lake. The trail follows the length of Granite Canyon. Just over a mile before the junction with the Teton Crest Trail, the

Open Canyon Trail The Open Canyon Trail is a long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail begins at a junction with the Valley Trail and is most easily accessed with a hike on the Valley Trail from the trailhead near the ...

intercepts this trail from the north. An alternative route is to take the

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is a ski resort in the western United States, at Teton Village, Wyoming. In the Teton Range of the Rocky Mountains, it is located in Teton County, northwest of Jackson and due south of Grand Teton National ...

ski lift to the top of

Rendezvous Mountain Rendezvous Mountain () is a large mountain massif located in the southern Teton Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The highest point on Rendezvous Mountain is Rendezvous Peak (). The western and northern flanks of the mountain are in Grand Teto ...

and descend down the Rendezvous Mountain Trail to junction with the Granite Canyon Trail, a distance of and mostly downhill. There are three different camping zones in the canyon which are available by permit.

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