(Mellow Wanderer) Cliff Spring Trail isn’t the most challenging hike in Grand Canyon National Park. Technically, this trail is on the opposite side of the famed North Rim, and, typically, if heads are craned while driving and gawking at the Grand Canyon, tourists will miss the Cliff Spring Trail entrance. You don’t want to miss this!
The trail is located on the road that dead-ends at Cape Royal. It’s a mile in length (1.6km) and takes about an hour of round-trip hiking. You’ll snake along and down a forested ravine with the fresh scent of pine and evergreens.
The trail narrows and ends under a large overhang and then opens up to a spectacular natural window of stunning vistas of the Grand Canyon. There’s not much foot traffic, so you’ll have lots of quiet time to soak it all in. The spring is just a big muddy puddle, punctuated with deer hoofprints. Don’t drink the water since it maybe contaminated.
Moss covers the underside of the cliff, and you can see spring water droplets slowly drip, forming the puddle in the photo on the left. A large part of the trail is on the cliff’s edge. It’s an easy, flat hike full of beauty and history. 
Long ago, the spring was the water source for Native American Pueblos, who were cliff dwellers and roamed the canyons and valleys of the Grand Canyon during spring and summer.
Along the way, you will see the preserved remains of an ancient Pueblo granary . Take plenty of water with you to stay hydrated. Energy bars, too. The trail begins directly across the road from a small pullout on a curve 0.3 miles / 0.5 km down the road from Cape Royal. This is a Mellow Wanderer Gem!
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