I began my 13.1 mile hike at 6:38 AM, at the Grandview Trailhead at 7,400 feet elevation. From there it was 3 miles to the Cottonwood Creek Trail junction on Horseshoe Mesa. It took me 2 hours and 13 minutes to get there. The elevation drop was about 2,516 feet. It was 8:52 AM, when I began hiking the Cottonwood Creek Trail to the Tonto Trail. That was 1.6 miles to the junction. At 10:06 AM, I had arrived at the Tonto Trail. From the trailhead it had taken me 3 hours and 27 minutes to get there. Then, I followed the Tonto Trail for 4.3 miles to the Hance Creek Trail. I arrived there at 12:32 PM. Next, was the steep hike up the Hance Creek Trail to Horseshoe Mesa where I had earlier cached 2 liters of water. That was 1.3 miles, and that took me 1 hour and 31 minutes. I gathered my water and began the hike up the Grandview Trail to the South Rim. It was 2:03 PM. At 5:55 PM, I finally stood on the South Rim. It had taken me 3 hours and 52 minutes to go 2.7 miles. My entire hike took me 11 hours and 18 minutes.
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| Grandview Trail |
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| My 13.1 mile hike. |
