Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park · Colorado

Painted Wall Trail

0.1 mi of trail, end to end · 50 ft of descent · 7,726 ft–7,780 ft · hiking

Views

7,780 ft 7,726 ft · 0.1 mi high 7,780 ft

Along the way Painted Wall Overlook

Hike Chasm View Nature Trail - North Rim the Park Service's write-up

dogs allowed · Spring, Summer, Fall · season North Rim of the Black Canyon is closed during winter.

Start North Rim Campground

Chasm View Nature Trail
Chasm View Nature Trail Photo: NPS Photo

Chasm View Nature Trail breaks out of the pinyon/juniper forest at the North Chasm View, some 1,800 feet (547 m) above the river. Continuing near the rim, the trail reaches a second overlook with excellent views of Painted Wall and Serpent Point.

Pets on leash are allowed. Trail provides birding opportunities for swifts, swallows, and raptors.

Distance (roundtrip): 0.3 mi (0.5 km)

Difficulty: Easy to moderate

Accessibility This unpaved trail is rocky in places and not wheelchair accessible.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.