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Grand Canyon Rim Trail & Hermit's Rest bike, AZ
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| Road Biking | 25.75 Miles |
1,345 AEG |
| | Road Biking | 25.75 Miles | 5 Hrs 46 Mns | | 5.56 mph |
| 1,345 ft AEG | 1 Hour 8 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | The Rim is hilly! Who knew? I started by Bright Angel Bikes, rode the paths to the Hermit Road, and then out the road to Monument Point, after which it's okay to ride on the rim path. Then to the Hermit trailhead. I stopped a lot along the way, chatted with other cyclists and walkers, and looked at the views. The other folks were from places such as Italy, New Zealand, and Oklahoma.
Then I rode back to near the Visitor Center, but instead of going to my car, I figured I'd check out the trail in the other direction. So, I rode to the South Kaibab Trailhead near Yaki Point. This route was a bit too busy with tourists in places. Glad I went on a weekday.
It was my first visit to the S. Rim since October 2019, when I hiked down the Bright Angel Trail to meet a private river trip. I've been on another river trip since then, and I drive down Diamond Creek Road for my job about 3X a week, all summer, but somehow, I don't seem to get myself to the Rim. It was about time, and it encouraged me to think about backpacking the Canyon again. I'll have to actually start hiking again...
Techie info: The bike is a Salsa Journeyman flatbar Sora 700, size XS. It's supposed to be a gravel touring bike. The newer models have dropped the "sexist" name, and they are now called the Journeyer. I have some buyer's regret, for a lot of reasons, but it's still a pretty nice ride. I've had it for a couple of years. It didn't come with a granny low, and I had the gearing completely changed. What they were able to install still does not have a very low granny gear. I've been on a couple of short tours with it. On dirt, I'd prefer my mountain bike and BOB trailer. For pavement touring, I'm looking at getting a traditional touring bike, maybe next year. No, not a Surly. A Kona Sutra, or a Fuji. |
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. LP agreed to go along and do some tourist stuff too. We did the Rim Trail first to miss most of the tourist Some great views. With the temps we should have saved the easy for last. We hiked to Dripping Springs next then went up and down Waldron before exiting up Hermit. I enjoyed all the trails but I really needed LP as my motivational hiking partner to get me up that last mile and a half. The ice cream from Hermits Rest chased with a cold coke was so so good!
