Bike the Parks

Watch the rides / Grand Canyon

Hermit Road to Hermits Rest

Rim-edge riding on a road closed to private cars most of the year, finishing on the car-free greenway.

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123 0 mi 4.7 mi 6,986 ft 6,664 ft 123 0 mi 4.7 mi 6,986 ft 6,664 ft
  • Easy (under 3%)
  • Moderate (3–6%)
  • Hard (6–9%)
  • Very steep (9% and up)

Ride it at home

Pair a smart trainer and ride this route from home. The resistance follows the climbs, the dot moves at your speed, and the park's warnings pop up as you reach them.

Difficulty sets how steep the climbs feel on the trainer: 100% is the real grade. Your speed on the map always uses the real grade and your weight.

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Watch-outs on this ride

Numbered on the map and the profile. Park notes come from Grand Canyon's own NPS pages; steep sections are measured from the elevation data.

  1. Shuttle buses share this road

    Pull right and dismount when a bus comes by. There are no bike lanes; ride single file with traffic.

    Park note, mile 0.0

  2. Greenway begins

    From Monument Creek Vista a path, partly away from the road, runs 2.8 miles to Hermits Rest.

    Park note, mile 2.3

  3. Hermits Rest

    Ride back, or load your bike on a shuttle's front rack (you load it yourself).

    Park note, mile 4.7

Route traced on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); elevation from Mapzen/AWS Terrain Tiles. Grades are worked out over about 200 m from public elevation data and can be off by a percent or two, more on tight switchbacks. Check the Grand Canyon guide and the park's own page for current rules and closures before you ride.

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