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HORSESHOE MESA
Remote Canyon Country

To visit Horseshoe Mesa, Grand Canyon Hikes will be taking you to the historic Grandview trail. The Grandview trail was built in the 1890s as the main trail to haul copper ore up from Horseshoe Mesa to the South Rim. For about fifteen years, miners made Horseshoe Mesa their home. Old mining equipment can be found scattered all over the Grandview trail. Everything from old winches to wheel barrels paint a beautiful picture of the Grand Canyon’s colorful past.

History is alive on Horseshoe Mesa!

The Grandview trail is a PRISTINE trail. Grand Canyon Hikes promises that on this trail you will not see donkeys. You won’t see trash and the amount of tourists in this area is always down to the bare minimum. This is one of the most serene and beautiful hikes that we can offer you. In fact, it is one of our very favorite hikes to share with our clients. It allows us become one with all natural beauty that is the Grand Canyon.

For this hike, we will descend three miles out onto Horseshoe Mesa. This is an unmaintained trail that you will find is very challenging but also enormously rewarding. On the mesa, we will set up a base camp- from this point we will be going on day hikes in and around the Horseshoe Mesa area. The tops of our backpacks convert into fanny packs, making our day hikes very relaxing and extremely enjoyable.

On one of our exciting day hikes, we will be visiting the Cave of Domes. This is a hidden and remote cave. This is NOT a tourist trap! Most tourists will never get to have this experience at the Grand Canyon. Humans have rarely touched this cave. The Cave of Domes is a water formed cave that holds many treasures inside. Hidden in its walls are many stalactites, stalagmites and exquisite mineral formations. This cave’s incredible formations and caverns create a Grand Canyon memory that you will never forget.

Our day hikes at Horseshoe Mesa, will also include making sure that you get to experience the spectacular overlook of the Colorado River. We will visit the Cottonwood Creek area. This beautiful, little creek seasonally flows through shimmering rock walls. When flowing this creek can really be considered heaven on earth. The Anasazi Indians heavily populated the area in and around Horseshoe Mesa. Here they established many small village type areas. We will be visiting one of the sites that these Anasazi people made home. You will get to see a eight hundred year old Anasazi pueblo! This is one of those great photo opportunities that happen so often in the Grand Canyon. Please allow your guide to take any photos of you and your group that you would like.

Horseshoe Mesa offers unforgettable wide-open views, stunning sunsets and the awesome chance to experience the Grand Canyon’s historical side. This is the trip that Grand Canyon dreams are made of.
Please allow Grand Canyon Hikes to take you on this trip of pure adventure!

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