TrailColorado Plateau
South Kaibab to Ooh Aah Point
Moderate1.8 mi round trip600 ft gain
A short descent onto an open ridge with the finest panorama of any trail on the South Rim. No water, no shade.
- Distance
- 1.8 mi round trip
- Elevation gain
- 600 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Trailhead
- Grand Canyon National Park
Before you go
Conditions, access, and honest warnings.
- The trailhead is shuttle-only; private vehicles cannot park at Yaki Point.
- Open ridgeline views immediately, unlike Bright Angel which stays in a corridor at first.
- No water and no shade anywhere on this trail. Turn around at the point unless you are prepared.
Trailhead park
Where this route begins.