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Hermits Rest - Hermits Rest (Red) Route

A large white bus with a green stripe waits as people load. The pavement is wet from recent rain.
Hermits Rest, the final stop along the Hermit Road (Red) Route

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Quick Facts
Significance:
Shuttle Bus Stop — Hermit Road (Red) Route

Bicycle - Rack, Bus/Shuttle Stop

NOT IN SERVICE DURING WINTER

Hermit Road is open to private vehicles (under 22 feet) during the months of December, January and Februay, when there is no bus service.

  • Between March 1, and November 30, Hermit Road can only be accessed by the free Hermits Rest (Red) Route shuttle bus, on foot, bicycle, or by commercial tour.

Hermit Road ends here, and this is last shuttle stop on the Hermit Road (Red) Route. At Hermits Rest, shuttle buses turn around and begin their return trip back to Grand Canyon Village.

Hermits Rest provides the only water bottle filling station along Hermit Road. There are also restrooms, a snack bar, gift shop and beautiful canyon views, on this western end of the Canyon Rim Trail

From Hermits Rest, the Hermit Trailhead, is a 0.25 mile (0.4 km) walk on a dirt road.

Hermits Rest (Red) Route 

Tentative Spring 2025 Schedule
80 minutes round trip (without getting off the bus)
  • First bus is a 8:00 am. Last bus: one hour after sunset.
  • Every 15 minutes: 8:00 am to 11:00 am
  • Every 10 minutes: 11:00 am to sunset 
  • Be at a bus stop 30 minutes after sunset

 

LAST STOP OUTBOUND
From the Hermits Rest shuttle stop, buses head inbound, returning to Grand Canyon Village, only making stops at the following locations:

  • Pima Point (Inbound)
  • Mohave Point (Inbound)
  • Powell Point (Inbound)
  • Hermit Road/Village Route Transfer Station

Shuttle Bus Rules

 
  • No eating or open drink containers.

  • No pets allowed on shuttle buses. Service dogs are permitted (as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act).

  • Shuttle buses are equipped with ramps and space to carry passengers in wheelchairs. Please note that wheelchairs larger than 30 inches wide by 48 inches long (76 cm x 122 cm) cannot be accommodated on shuttle buses, and most motorized scooters will not fit.

  • Collapse strollers before entering the shuttle bus. No oversized or jogging strollers. Remove baby-back carriers when seated.

  • Shuttle buses can accommodate two or three bicycles, but not tag alongs, baby trailers, or children's bicycles with wheels less than 16 inches (41 cm). Riders must load and unload their bicycles from the front-facing rack.

  • Shuttle buses only stop at designated bus stops.

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Last updated: December 1, 2024