Day Hike

Walhalla Glades Trail

A short walk to 900-year-old pueblo ruins on the Walhalla Plateau

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Grand Canyon North Rim, AZ

About

Walhalla Glades Trail is a short, self-guided path on the North Rim's Walhalla Plateau, reached from a pull-off near the Walhalla Overlook on Cape Royal Road. It's an easy, family-friendly walk through a ponderosa pine clearing rather than a descent into the canyon, and it leads to the low stone foundations of an Ancestral Puebloan pueblo built roughly 900 years ago and occupied between about 1100 and 1150 CE.

What you'll see

Interpretive signage along the way explains the outlines of several small masonry rooms, once part of a farming settlement that took advantage of the plateau's relatively fertile soil and rim-top water sources. It's a quiet counterpoint to the big-view stops nearby, more about human history than canyon scenery.

Trailhead is a roadside pull-off on Cape Royal Road, close to Walhalla Overlook
Flat, short walk suitable for most visitors, not a below-the-rim hike
Bring your own water; North Rim services remain limited to day use in 2026
Post-fire hazards or weather can prompt temporary closures, so check current conditions before you go

Best Time to Visit

North Rim services remain limited to day use in 2026, and post-fire hazards or weather can prompt temporary closures, so check current conditions before you go.

Trail Tips

Interpretive signage along the way explains the outlines of several small masonry rooms, once part of a farming settlement.
Flat, short walk suitable for most visitors, not a below-the-rim hike.
Bring your own water; a quiet counterpoint to the big-view stops nearby, more about human history than canyon scenery.

Getting to Walhalla Glades Trail

The trailhead is a roadside pull-off on Cape Royal Road, close to Walhalla Overlook.

What to Expect on Walhalla Glades Trail

Walhalla Glades Trail is a short, self-guided path on the North Rim's Walhalla Plateau, reached from a pull-off near the Walhalla Overlook on Cape Royal Road. It's an easy, family-friendly walk through a ponderosa pine clearing rather than a descent into the canyon, and it leads to the low stone foundations of an Ancestral Puebloan pueblo built roughly 900 years ago and occupied between about 1100 and 1150 CE.

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