There are a variety of routes you could take so elevation and mileage could be different. We drove up past the parking lot to the North Rim trailhead. Be aware motorcycles and ATVs are on these roads and trails. Luckily for us even on a Saturday, no motorized vehicles came on the route we took. We saw a few on the upper road which we were only on for a quarter mile as we found a hidden trail that cut off a lot of the upper road walk. There probably were great views where the North Rim meets that road, but it was too smoky to see well. There are no views from the site itself. We had planned to camp and do another site hike in that general area, but it was hot and smoky so we bagged it.