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Description of Hiking Trails

Id	Name	Distance in miles	Gain in feet	Description	Location of Trailhead
1	Mud Volcano Loop Nature Trail	1	0	Interpretive trail past Mud Volcano, Mud Caldron, Mud Geyser, Grizzly Fumarole and Churning Caldon	South end of parking lot at Mud Volcano Area
2	Storm Point	2	100	Views of Yellowstone Lake and excellent opportunities to observe bison, moose and waterfowl	3 miles east of Fishing Bridge Visitor Center; begins at turnout at Indian Po
3	Avalanche Peak Trail	2	2125	Climbs to summit of Avalanche Peak (10,565 ft) with views of Yellowstone Lake	19 miles east of Lake Junction, parking area on East Entrance Rd
4	Mt. Washburn	3	1400	Climbs to top of Mt. Washburn (10,243 ft) with possibility of seeing bighorn sheep.	5 miles north of Canyon Village at Dunraven Pass picnic area
5	Seven Mile Hole Trail	6	1300	First three miles provide excellent view of Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone before trail leads down to the bottom	1 mile east of Canyon Village, begins at Glacier Boulder on road to Inspiration Pt
6	Observation Peak	5	1400	Climbs to peak at 9,397 ft with views of park wilderness	begin on Cascade Lake Trail in Canyon Village
7	Lake Overlook	1	400	Climbs through mountain meadow to view of West Thumb of Yellowstone lake and surrounding Absorka mountains	Begins at trailhead marker near entrance to West Thumb Geyser Basin parking area
8	Upper Geyser Basin Nature Trails	1	0	paved trails for viewing geysers and springs	Old Faithful visitor center
9	Mystic Falls Trail	2	70	View of falls and overlook of Old Faithful and Upper Geyser Basin (bring binoculars)	2 miles north of Old Faithful trailhead in Biscuit Basin at west end of boar
10	Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail	1	0	Handicap accessible trail with thermal features including mudpots and geysers
11	Fairy Falls Trail	2	0	200 foot tall waterfall	1 mile south of Firehole River bridge
12	Norris Geyser Basin Nature Trail	2	0	two interpretive nature trails pass several several geysers and springs and Porcelain basin	Norris Geyser Basin parking area
13	Mammoth Hot Springs Nature Trails	1	0	Several trails lead to upper and lower terraces for viewing of Jupiter and Minerva springs and the Liberty Cap	Mammoth Hot Springs parking area
14	Bunsen Peak	2	1300	Panoramic views of Bunsen Peak, Blacktail plateau, Swan Lake flats, the Gallatin range and Yellowstone River	5 miles south of Mammoth Hot Springs at entrance of Bunsen Peak Drive
15	Osprey Falls	2	500	Towering cliff canyons, switchbacks, unusual rock formations	5 miles south of Mammoth Hot Springs
16	Tower Falls Trail	1	200	View of 132 foot tall waterfall descending to base of waterfall	Begins at Tower Falls General Store
17	Elk Fork Trail	21	5800	Crosses Rampart Pass in wilderness area	Elk Fork Campground
18	Pahaska-Sunlight Trail	18	3700	Follows the North Fork of the Shoshone River. View of waterfall. Famous hunting camp of Buffalo Bill at 11 mil	Trailhead on US 14-16-20
19	Kitty Creek	7	3000	Passes through Paradise Valley from Kitty Creek to Flora Lake	end of Forest road 448
20	Hermitage Point	9	100	Easy hikes with many wildlife viewing oppurtunities including moose, beaver, otter, elk and trumpeter swans	Colter Bay Visitor Center
21	Two Ocean Lake & Emma Matilda Lake	14	454	Loop trail that circles both lakes and climbs to panoramic views at Grand View Point.	Two Ocean Lake parking area
22	String Lake Trail	4	120	Views of lakes and Grand Teton range	String Lake parking area
23	Hidden Falls Trail	1	417	Views of Jenny Lake and waterfall with option of continuing on Cascade Canyon trail	West shore boat dock
24	Jenny Lake Trail	7	100	Mostly level trail around lake with views of Grand Teton	Jenny Lake Ranger Station
25	Phelps Lake Trail	2	987	Climbs to overlook then descends to lake at mouth of Death Canyon	Death Canyon Trailhead
26	Taggart Lake Trail	2	277	Glacial moraines surrounding lake, good fishing opportunities	Taggart lake parking area
27	Bradley Lake Trail	2	397	Leads to lake at base of Grand Teton mountain	Taggart lake parking area
28	Moose Creek Trail	14	100	Easy hike through meadows with access to fishing, waterfall and lakes near Grand Teton Park boundary	end of Forest road 276
29	Beartooth Loop National Recreation Trail	15	100	several lakes with fishing opportunities, views of Beartooth and Absaroka mountains	2 miles NE of Beartooth Pass rest area
30	Big Sandy Trail	6	100	follows Big Sandy River to Big Sandy Lake with camping and fishing and access to other trails	Big Sandy Campground
31	Clear Creek Trail	4	100	Climbs to natural bridge over Clear Creek, views of Clear Creek Falls	Green River Lake parking area
32	Fossil Lake Trail	2	0	leads to quarry with trailside exhibits of fossils	picnic area in northern part of Fossil Butte National Monument
33	Historic Quarry Trail	3	100	Loop trails climbs up Fossil Butte with exhibits on plants, animals and geology of area	southern parking area of Fossil Butte National Monument
34	Frontier Creek Trail	9	1500	canyon and mountain scenery	Double Cabin Guard Station
35	Glacier Trail	25	3000	Views of peaks and glaciers with many gains and losses in elevation	Trail Lake Trailhead
36	Lake Barstow Trail	2	340	Follows creek to lake with fishing opportunities	North Three Forks Road (Forest road 10043)
37	Periodic Spring Trail	1	500	Easy trail to a cold-water geyser, also view geologic formations of Swift Creek canyon and small lake formed b	End of Swift Creek road (Forest road 10211)
38	Popo Agie Falls Trail	2	600	Series of waterfalls, one with a vertical fall of 60 feet	Bruce Picnic ground 1 mile south of Sinks Canyon State Park
39	South Pass City	6	0	Historic ghost town, mine shafts	parking area of South Pass City Historic Site
40	Spring Creek Trail	13	1030	Wildlife viewing and beaver dams	forest boundary on Fairview Spring Creek Rd
41	Bucking Mule Falls National Recreational Trail	11	300	Passes Bucking Mule Falls, over 600 ft high, Devil's Canyon	end of Devils Canyon Rd
42	Continental Divide National Scenic Trail	16	500	part of larger Continental Divide trail system	Battle Pass
57	Tower Trail	1	0	Easy trail loops around Devil's Tower with interpretive plaques	Visitor's Center
45	Joyner Ridge Trail	2	100	interpretive loop trail with views of northern face of Devil's Tower
43	Cook Lake Trail	1	0	Easy hike around good fishing lake	Cook Lake Campground
55	Sherd Lake Trail	7	500	Lake with fishing and wildlife viewing opportunities
51	Mistymoon Trail	7	1150	many lakes in Cloud Peak wilderness area with option to continue climb to Cloud Peak.	West Tensleep Trailhead
54	Shell Creek Trail	6	1000	many streams and lakes	Adelaide Lake
56	Stull Lakes	2	900	Several lakes, fishing opportunities	Twin Lakes Picnic Ground
44	Encampment River Trail	15	1200	Follows Encampment River past old mines and cabins, fishing opportunities
58	Vedauwoo Glen	0	0	unique rock formations and vistas of Front Range and Sherman mountains	sign at west end of parking lot
50	Medicine Bow Trail	3	1600	Follows Medicine Bow ridge to peak at just over 12,000 ft with panoramic views.	Lake Marie picnic ground
49	Lost Lake Trail	2	200	Subalpine terrain with many small lakes and streams	Quarter mile north of Lewis Lake parking lot
53	Rock Creek National Recreation Trail	7	800	Historic mines and cabins along canyon trail	1 mile south of Arlington on gravel road
52	Platte River Trail	5	200	Along North Platte River with fishing locations	Six Mile Gap campground
47	Laramie Peak Trail	6	2500	Climbs to top of Laramie Peak (10,272 ft) with panoramic views
48	Lee McCune Braille Trail	0	0	37 interpretive plaques along natural trail with ropes for guidances	6 miles south of Casper; Skunk Hollow area in Casper Mountain park