Escape Adventures offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the majestic North Rim of the Grand Canyon on a family-friendly, 5-day camping and mountain bike adventure. The tour includes riding singletrack to Monument Point, hiking into the canyon on backcountry trails, pedalling across Kaibab Plateau, and conquering the Rainbow Rim trail before descending to Indian Hollow.
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is a unique high-altitude escape from the hot summer temperatures plaguing most of North America. The region offers gently rolling terrain of lung-expanding dimensions and has long been held as sacred ground to hikers and cyclists alike. Escape Adventures Founder Jared Fisher describes the tour as “the opportunity of a lifetime,” as guests gaze over the Canyon’s 9,200-ft North Rim and experience the old Arizona and Rainbow Rim Trails.
The tour costs $1,349 per person, and multiple departures are available from May to October. It offers an adventure of a lifetime for trekkers and active travellers of all levels. The tour takes you through big Ponderosa pines and shimmering Aspen groves that lead riders to exhilarating hikes along the rim.
Guests camp alongside one of the world’s most scenic mountain bike paths, the Rainbow Rim Trail. It connects five significant “Points” of land that overhang the canyon and the Arizona Strip, including Parissawampitts, Fence, Locust, North Timp, and Timp. Escape Adventures selects well-maintained public campgrounds with scenic vistas and comfortable arrangements. Guests will move seamlessly from one day of the trip to the next, enjoying wildly healthy, delicious homemade meals. Most of the campgrounds feature indoor facilities and showers. Escape Adventures provides portable toilets and private solar showers in more remote backcountry camping scenarios.
The cost of the tour covers all internal land expenses and services, including transportation, food preparation, meals (except where noted on itineraries), snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, group supplies and community gear, backcountry permits, licenses, park fees, reservations, and accommodations. The tour includes at least two professionally trained trip leaders, a mobile-first aid and mechanic station, spare bikes, and a support vehicle(s). However, the price does not include airfare, lodging before the trip start, or bicycle rental and/or camping gear unless otherwise noted on the itinerary or website.
The daily itinerary starts with Days 1-2, where guests meet in St. George and get a shuttle to Kaibab Lodge. Then, they ride singletrack to the alpine East Rim camp for two nights, and on the second day, they ride to Monument Point and take a short hike into the Grand Canyon on a backcountry hiking trail. Day 3-4 involves riding across Kaibab Plateau to a beautiful backcountry camp on the Rim for two nights and riding the Rainbow Rim singletrack. On Day 5, guests descend to Indian Hollow on the west side of the Plateau to a spectacular vista before shuttling back to St. George.
Escape Adventures offers an adventure of a lifetime to explore the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, a unique high-altitude escape from hot summer temperatures. The tour includes multiple activities such as mountain biking, hiking, and camping, making it a family-friendly tour for all levels of active travellers. Guests can explore the canyon’s natural beauty, experience its breathtaking landscapes, and create unforgettable memories.
For more information, visit https://escapeadventures.com/tour/grand-canyon-north-rim-mountain-bike-tour/.
Written by: Matthew Thomas
