Horn Creek
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| | Difficulty:3A VI (v3a1 VI) Raps:2-3, max ↨130ft
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| Condition Reports: | 14 Apr 2018
"12 hours rim to rim descending to the river and ascending back up the fixed ropes - though this is a difficult day that wont work for everyone. I en |
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| Best season: | Spring;Fall
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36.0935, -112.1383
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Check the trip report for potentially helpful information.
There are two basic options to complete a descent of Horn Creek: a one way trip using packrafts to float to Monument Creek for the exit (with some advanced packrafting skills), or out and back for those adept at ascending ropes.
Approach
The western fork isn't much farther and provides a very simple, no nonsense approach compared to the one tricky downclimb in the eastern fork.
Descent
Exit
Red tape
Permits are required for all overnight trips in Grand Canyon National Park. There is a small, but nice camping area in the eastern fork where the trail crosses the drainage, but the park advises that you not drink the water due to trace radioactivity from a uranium mine upstream. NPS information can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/upload/tonto-bright_angel_to_hermit.pdf.
Beta sites
Super Amazing Map : Horn Creek
Grand Canyoneering Book by Todd Martin : Horn Creek