Tanner Trail - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ - a winding trail through the Grand Canyon

Tanner Trail located in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park starts at the Lipan Point. This point is to the west of Desert View and looks out over ten miles of the Grand Canyon. This includes Tanner Canyon and Seventyfive Mile Creek. The trail is eight miles long and goes down to the Colorado River 4600 feet.

The trial starts back on the rim to the right of the road that enters into the Grand Canyon National Park. There is an information board marking show where the trail begins. The trail goes through a shady, narrow ravine with juniper bushes on a short plateau. The area surrounding the trail is covered with bushes and trees which is why it does not get much sunlight as it goes down the slope of the hill.

The middle of the Tanner Trail goes past the Escalante Butte and Cardenas Butte before climbing briefly and going back down the canyon. The trail then provides a breathtaking view of the river that includes the Tanner Canyon Rapids and various other viewpoints in the canyon. The rest of the trail is just as scenic as it is followed through the Grand Canyon.

The Tanner Trail offers an amazing view of the Grand Canyon National Park and should be followed if you ever have the opportunity to visit this natural wonder.