Hermits Rest (Red) Route Shuttle Bus

 

Along Hermit Road, the shuttle buses are great when you use them in conjunction with the Canyon Rim Trail. You can get off at one stop, enjoy a scenic walk along the rim, then get back on the bus at the next stop. If you just stay on the bus, the entire round trip takes 80 minutes.

 

Hermits Rest (Red) Route

• This route provides transportation between Grand Canyon Village and Hermits Rest along a 7 mile road along the rim of the canyon with bus stops at 9 exceptional scenic overlooks.

 

Note: Hermit Road is Closed to Private Vehicles Between March 1, and November 30

• Hermit Road can only be accessed by the free Hermit Rest shuttle bus, commercial tour - or by bicycle - or on foot  
• Hermit Road is open to private vehicles (under 22 feet/6.7 m) only during December, January and February.  

 

Last stop on the Hermit Road (Red) Route, historic Hermits Rest (1914).

Hermits Rest (Red) Route

Summer Schedule

May 23, through September 11, 2026
80 minutes round trip (without getting off the bus)

First bus is at 8 am — last bus is one hour after sunset

• Every 15 minutes: 8 am to 10:30 am
• Every 8 minutes: 10:30 am to one hour after sunset

 

Hermit Rest Route - Need to Know

• Outbound buses stop at all nine overlooks.

• Return trip buses stop only at these 4 stops:
  Hermits Rest, Pima, Mohave, and Powell Points (see loop map below).

• The last outbound bus leaves the Village Transfer Station at sunset.

• The last return bus sweeps one hour after sunset.

• The last return bus stops at all Hermit Road bus stops on the way back to the village.

• During the busy seasons, the line can be long at the Hermit Road Transfer Station – you may have to wait in line for two to three buses.

• If you don't want to wait in the shuttle line, and are capable of a short, but strenuous hike on a paved footpath, walk 0.7 mi (1.1 km) up to Trailview Overlook, where you can board an outbound shuttle buse —or continue walking along the Canyon Rim Trail as far as Hermits Rest, 7.1 miles (11.4 km).

 

 

Points of Interest

• Canyon Rim Trail

• Trailview Overlook

• Maricopa Point

• Powell Point and Memorial

• Hopi Point

• Mohave Point

• The Abyss

• Monument Creek Vista

• Greenway Trail

• Pima Point

• Hermits Rest

• Hermit Trail

• View photos from the scenic overlooks along Hermit Road

 

Inclement Weather Operations on Hermit Road

• During summer thunderstorms or other inclement weather, shuttle bus service will be suspended on Hermit Road.

• Visitors will not be transported via shuttle bus from the Village Route Transfer Station, westward to viewpoints along Hermit Road.

• However, shuttle bus drivers along this route will do all they can to either shuttle visitors along Hermit Road east to the Transfer or become standing shelters out along the route.

• When service is suspended due to inclement weather, shuttle buses with additional capacity will stop anywhere along the Hermit Road it is safe to do so, and pick up visitors.

• More detailed information about Lightning Danger.

 

Shuttle Bus Route List

Shuttle Bus Home Page

• Village (Blue) Route In Operation

• Kaibab Rim (Orange) Route In Operation

• Hikers' Express Shuttle In Operation

• Hermit Road (Red) Route In Operation

• Tusayan Park & Ride (Purple) Route In Operation

 

When walking or cycling at the Grand Canyon, make sure to take your time and carry food and water with you. The South Rim of Grand Canyon averages 7,000 feet / 2,134 meters above sea level. Visitors with respiratory or heart problems may experience difficulties. Exercising at this elevation can be strenuous.