Widforss Trail

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Widforss Trail
Sumner Butte.jpg
Widforss Point, with white Coconino Sandstone Kaibab Plateau, south flank
upper left of Sumner Butte, at Granite Gorge (from South Kaibab Trail, on Tonto Platform)
Length4.9 mi (7.9 km)
Location 36°13′25″N112°03′53″W / 36.2237°N 112.0647°W / 36.2237; -112.0647 Coordinates: 36°13′25″N112°03′53″W / 36.2237°N 112.0647°W / 36.2237; -112.0647 Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
Trailheads Widforss Trailhead
Use Hiking
Elevation
Elevation change 300 ft (91 m)
Highest point8,380 ft (2,550 m)
Lowest point8,080 ft (2,460 m)
Hiking details
Trail difficultyModerate
SeasonEarly Spring to
Late Fall
Sights Grand Canyon
Hazards Severe Weather
Overexertion
Dehydration
Flash Flood

The Widforss Trail is a hiking trail located at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona. The Widforss Trail runs from the North Rim Village through the forest to emerge at Widforss Point, a narrow, wooded promontory.

Widforss Trail was named for Gunnar Widforss, an artist specializing in American National Park landscape paintings.

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