This is a hiker's perspective of the famed North Kaibab Trail, which links both rims by connecting to the Bright Angel or South Kaibab trails, but only after meandering 14 spectacular and sometimes grueling miles to the Colorado River.

"A more spectacular trail does not exist anywhere in the world." When I'm asked about South Kaibab Trail, that's pretty much what I say.

What to wear, what to pack, where to go—GrandCanyonHikerDude answers these questions and more in the Tips From The Trail series.

Come along with GrandCanyonHikerDude and a special guest on this 12.6-mile roundtrip adventure from the Bright Angel Trail to spectacular Plateau Point and back.

The iconic Rim-to-River hike takes you down the majestic South Kaibab Trail all the way to the Colorado River, on to Phantom Ranch, and then back to the South Rim via the famous Bright Angel Trail.

The last three miles of Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail can be a brutal experience for most hikers—especially those already on tired legs as they near the end of a long Rim-to-Rim or Rim-to-River adventure.

Iconic. Out-of-this-world. Breathtakingly beautiful. Those are just a few of the ways to describe the magnificent South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park.

When you're standing on the South Rim, Plateau Point, Havasupai Gardens, and even the Colorado River appear much closer than they actually are. See for yourself what it takes to make this spectacular day hike from Bright Angel Trail all the way to Plateau Point, and one of the best views in the Grand Canyon.

If you're serious about hiking Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon, you've probably heard about the infamous sand that makes up parts of the trail that run alongside the Colorado River. But is it really that bad? In this episode of Tips from the Trail, we answer that question once and for all.