The Royal Arch Route is a
hiking
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trail
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on the South Rim of the
Grand Canyon National Park, located in the
U.S. state
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of
Arizona
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.
Image:Royal Arch Route.jpg, A side canyon/drainage where part of the Royal Arch Route is located.
Image:Royal Arch Route-Tonto.JPG, The location of the start of the west Tonto Trail
The Tonto Trail is a hiking trail on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Access
The Tonto Trail does not terminate at either rim of the Grand Canyon, but begins along the south ...
and the end of the Royal Arch Route along the Colorado River
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.
See also
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The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
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List of trails in Grand Canyon National Park
External links
Grand Canyon Explorer
{{Grand Canyon trails
Hiking trails in Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, South Rim
Grand Canyon, South Rim (west)