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Yellowstone National Park
Hiking
This page contains information on hiking within Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana.
There are hundreds of miles of trails within the Park. Listed below are the few that we have hiked.
Hiked
Check our personal notes for detailed descriptions of these trails:
| Artist Paintpots Trail |
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| Biscuit and Black Sand Basin Trails |
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| Brink of Lower Falls Trail |
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.4 miles one way |
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600 feet |
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This walk is along a paved trail which drops into the Canyon to the brink of the 308 foot Lower Falls. |
| Canyon Rim Trail |
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| Elephant Back Mountain Trail |
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3 miles round trip |
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800 feet |
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This trail begins at the turnout 1 mile south of Fishing Bridge Junction. |
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This trail climbs through the dense lodgepole forest. After a mile, the trail splits into a loop. The left fork is the shortest route to the top, though both join again at the overlook. |
| Fairy Creek Trail |
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| Fairy Falls—Imperial Geyser Trail |
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| Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail |
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| Lookout Point Trail |
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| Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace Trails |
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| Mud Volcano Trail |
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| Norris Geyser Basin Trails |
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| Observation Point Trail |
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| Old Faithful Area Trails |
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| Mystic Falls Loop Trail |
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| Sentinel Creek and Meadows Trail |
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| South Rim Trail / Ribbon Lake Trail / Clear Lake Trail Loop |
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4 mile loop |
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The South Rim portion parallels the Canyon. Many striking viewpoints. |
| Storm Point Trail |
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3 miles round trip |
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The trailhead is at the turnout at Indian Pond, 3 miles east of the Fishing Bridge Visitor Center. |
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| Tower Falls Trail |
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| Uncle Tom's Trail |
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A short walk into the Canyon at the base of Lower Falls, using a series of stairways and paved inclines. Not recommended for people with heart and lung conditions. |
| West Thumb Geyser Basin Trails |
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| Wraith Falls Trail |
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| Upper Geyser Basin Trails |
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| Yellowstone River Overlook Trail |
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Not Hiked
- Avalanche Peak Trail
- Bacon Rind Creek Trail
- Beaver Ponds Loop Trail
- Bechler River Trail
- Bighorn Pass Trail
- Bighorn Peak Trail
- Bliss Pass Trail
- Boundary Creek Trail
- Buffalo Plateau Trail
- Bunsen Peak Trail
- Cache Creek Trail
- Canyon to Lake Trail
- Cascade Lake Picnic Area to Beaver Lake Trail
- Cascade Lake Trail
- Cave Falls to Union Falls Trail
- Crystal Falls Trail
- Cygnet Lakes Trail
- Daly Creek—Skyrim Trail
- DeLacy Creek Trail
- Divide Lookout Trail
- Dogshead Trail
- Fan Creek Trail
- Fawn Pass Trail
- Fern Cascades Loop Trail
- Fish Lake Road to Union Falls Trail
- Glacial Boulder to Seven-Mile Hole Trail
- Gneiss Creek Trail
- Grassy Lake to Beula Lake Trail
- Grassy Lake to Union Falls Trail
- Grebe Lake Trail
- Grizzly Lake Trail
- Heart Lake Trail
- Hellroaring Creek Trail
- High Lake Spur Trail
- Hoodoo Basin Trail
- Howard Eaton Trail
- Ice Lake Trail
- Lamar River Trail
- Lave Creek Trail
- Lewis Channel Trail
- Lone Star Geyser Trail
- Lost Falls Trail
- Lost Lake Trail
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- Lower Blacktail Trail
- Mallard Lake Trail
- Mary Mountain Trail
- Miller Creek Trail
- Monument Geyser Basin Trail
- Mountain Creek Trail
- Mt. Homes Trail
- Mt. Sheridan Trail
- Mt. Washburn to Glacial Boulder Trail
- Mt. Washburn Trail
- Nez Perce Trail
- North Pitchstone Plateau Trail
- Observation Peak Trail
- Osprey Falls Trail
- Pebble Creek Trail
- Pelican Creek—Astringent Creek Loop Trail
- Purple Mountain Trail
- Rescue Creek Trail
- Riddle Lake Trail
- Sepulcher Mountain Loop Trail
- Shoshone Lake North Shore Trail
- Shoshone Lake Trail
- Slough Creek Trail
- Snake River Trail
- South Boundary Trail
- South Pitchstone Plateau Trail
- Specimen Ridge Trail
- Sportsman Lake Trail
- Summit Lake Trail
- The Thunderer Cutoff Trail
- Thorofare Trail
- Tower Creek Trail
- Trail Creek Trail
- Trilobite Lakes Trail
- Trout Lake Trail
- Turbid Lake Trail
- Two Ocean Plateau Trail
- Wapiti Lake Trail
- West Boundary Trail
- Wraith Falls Trail
- Wrangler Lake Trail
- Yellowstone River Trail
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