If you are planning to hike the Bass Trail, this trail guide is indispensible, with extensive information on desert hiking, trail landmarks, history, geology, ecology and much more. Includes detailed maps.

We owe the South and North Bass trails to pioneer prospector and tourism operator William Wallace Bass, who arrived at Grand Canyon's south rim in 1885 and constructed an intricate system of roads and trails before his retirement in 1926. In 2004 and 2005, the National Park Service widened and repaired most of the dilapidated corridor and reestablished another four miles of the historic alignment. Because both the South and North Bass trailheads are remote, day hikes are not recommended.