Monument Creek Vista

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Excellent view of the confluence of Monument Creek and the Colorado River, known as Granite Rapid. From here westward, the bicycle- and wheelchair-friendly paved Greenway Trail overlaps with the Rim Trail, offering multiple informal overviews and resting areas along its 2.8-mile route west to Hermits Rest; the stretch from Monument Creek east to Hopi Point is one of the most scenic and least crowded.


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