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Pass By: Hermit Trail, Trailhead on the South Rim, 500 feet west of Hermit's Rest, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
The Hermit Trail is descends into the Hermit Basin, a beautiful trail in a side canyon that has rich pioneer history as well as well as plenty of fossils to view within its rocks. It is a steep, rocky trail, often at a tilted slant, with at times large steps down. About one mile down the trail well preserved fossil tracks are found in the Coconino Sandstone layer. “Riprap,†the cobblestone-like construction of rocks in this layer are still in place from its initial construction in 1911. Below the Hermit Basin into the Supai layer, the trail reaches Santa Maria Spring at 2.2 miles. The spring still flows, and a pioneer-era shade structure still stands for people to enjoy a shady rest. The canyon views are visible but are more distant along this trail, while close-up geology, archaeology, plant and animal life abound in this intimate side canyon.
Pass By: Santa Maria Spring, Arizona 86023, USA
Below the Hermit Basin into the layer, the trail reaches Santa Maria Spring at 2.2 miles. The spring still flows, and a pioneer- era shade structure still stands for people to enjoy a shady rest.
