Colorado River Traverse
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Overview
Highlights
- Enjoy one of the most exciting hikes in the Canyon
- Visit Grand Canyon
- Challenging trails and terrain
- Hike Red Canyon & the stunning New Hance Trail
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Trip includes
- Top-of-the-line tent, sleeping pad, sleeping bag, and technical backpack
- Use of trekking poles and Microspike Crampons if necessary
- All meals are included from breakfast the first day through lunch on the last day
- A professional, knowledgeable, certified Grand Canyon hiking guide
- Roundtrip transportation from your hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona to the Grand Canyon and back
- Entrance fees and national park permits
- Emergency equipment including a company-issued first-aid kit and satellite phone
- You will receive a Lifetime Hiking Membership entitling you, your spouse and kids to a lifetime discount of 10% off any Wildland Trekking hiking trip after your first one!
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Itinerary
Shuttle to the South Rim: 2-hour drive from Flagstaff
Hiking Mileage: 8 miles
Elevation Loss: 4650 feet
We begin this Grand Canyon backpacking tour with a journey down the Tanner Trail to a stunning beach campsite on the Colorado River. The trail ...
Hiking Mileage: 8 miles
Elevation Loss/Gain: 1200
We’ll rise early to take advantage of hiking during the cooler morning hours. Today’s hike travels west along the Escalante Route of the Colorado River. Our goal is to reach Escalante Creek beach, a stunn...
Hiking Mileage: 4-7 miles
Elevation Gain/Loss: 850-1650 feet
Day 3 is often considered the most scenic and adventurous of all - following breakfast we’ll break camp and continue west until we reach Seventyfive Mile Creek; a serpentine slot canyon that po...
Hiking Mileage: 4-7 miles
Elevation Gain: 2800-4450 feet
Shuttle to Flagstaff: 2 hours from the South Rim
A hearty breakfast will precede our hike out as we make our way to the rim. We’ll ascend out of Red Canyon and traverse the Supai and Red Wal...
On the 5-day version of this trip we add a layover day at Tanner Beach in order to explore up further up the Colorado River. This version extends the time in the backcountry at a stunning location and provides fantastic day hiking in one of the most remote and stunnin...
This trip also makes a great 6-day trip by skipping the layover day (on the 5-day itinerary) and continuing to hike west on the Tonto Trail to Hance Creek, instead of heading up the New Hance Trail. We continue past Paige Spring to Horseshoe Mesa, where we’ll have the...
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For 5 Days Itinerary $1395
6 Days Itinerary $1575
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What's excluded
- Clothes, raingear, and footwear
- Sunscreen, toiletries and personal items
- Water bottles and a headlamp or flashlight
- Guide gratuity (industry recommendation is 10-20% of trip cost)
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12 and older to join scheduled tours (mixed groups) 10 and older to join private tours, with final approval on a case by case basis
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