9 days / 202 miles / 46 hours 48 minutes
"Sandwiched between the scenic Madison and Gallatin Ranges, the route – first forged by Lewis and Clark – is peppered with enough trailheads to make return hikers and skiers arthritic." - Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks by Lonely Planet, Bradley Mayhew, and Carolyn McCarthy
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Day 1
"The 2.5-mile climb to the top of the Storm Castle Trail (trail 92) offers great views, but the 1900ft climb is unrelenting, with the last quarter-mile, across loose scree, especially strenuous and tricky"
8:00 am - 5.1 miles / 4 hours 52 minutes - 12:53 pm
12:53 pm - 0.0 miles / - 12:54 pm
"The demanding 8-mile round-trip Garnet Lookout Trail (trail 85) leads off in the opposite direction, gaining 2850ft to the top of Garnet Peak"
1:54 pm - 3.4 miles / 2 hours - 3:54 pm
Day 2
"A USFS lookout tower that can be rented as a cabin (bring your own water)"
9:00 am - 3.4 miles / an hour 40 minutes - 10:41 am
10:41 am - 5.9 miles / 14 minutes - 10:56 am
"The popular 6-mile round-trip hike to Lava Lake offers decent trout fishing"
10:56 am - 5.6 miles / 4 hours 52 minutes - 3:49 pm
3:49 pm - 15.2 miles / 40 minutes - 4:30 pm
4:30 pm - 2.2 miles / an hour 23 minutes - 5:54 pm
Day 3
Day 4
9:00 am - 0.2 miles / 3 minutes - 9:04 am
"For the region’s biggest hike, take the Swift Current lift and then walk to the top of Lone Peak"
10:04 am - 1.7 miles / 15 minutes - 10:19 am
10:19 am - 1.5 miles / 43 minutes - 11:03 am
"Nonhikers can cheat by taking the tram to the summit"
12:03 pm - 4.1 miles / 2 hours a minute - 2:05 pm
2:05 pm - 0.0 miles / - 2:06 pm
3:06 pm - 0.2 miles / 4 minutes - 3:11 pm
Day 5
9:00 am - 2.7 miles / 8 minutes - 9:09 am
"Big Sky’s other prime hike is the 6.5-mile return to Beehive Basin at the base of the Spanish Peaks range"
10:09 am - 7.1 miles / 3 hours 34 minutes - 1:44 pm
1:44 pm - 2.7 miles / 8 minutes - 1:53 pm
Day 6
9:00 am - 20.5 miles / 27 minutes - 9:28 am
"A favorite dining-and-hiking combo is to hike up to the fire lookout at the top of the Cinnamon Creek Trail (6.6 miles return, gaining 2675ft), then have a post-hike beer or dinner at the Cinnamon Lodge, opposite the trailhead across US 191"
9:28 am - 4.4 miles / 3 hours - 12:28 pm
12:28 pm - 4.4 miles / 3 hours - 3:28 pm
3:28 pm - 0.5 miles / 2 minutes - 3:31 pm
4:31 pm - 1.1 miles / a minute - 4:33 pm
Day 7
9:00 am - 9.6 miles / 11 minutes - 9:12 am
"Leads to Gallatin’s petrified forest, created 50 million years ago when lava, ash and mudflows swallowed trees and other vegetation"
10:12 am - 15.6 miles / 7 hours 47 minutes - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm - 9.8 miles / 11 minutes - 6:12 pm
7:12 pm - 0.2 miles / - 7:13 pm
Day 8
9:00 am - 15.9 miles / 16 minutes - 9:17 am
Bighorn Pass and Fawn Pass Trails Loop
"The Bighorn Pass and Fawn Pass Trails beckon with more good hiking and hot-springs soaks"
1:05 pm - 11.8 miles / 3 hours 48 minutes - 4:54 pm
4:54 pm - 20.2 miles / 22 minutes - 5:16 pm
6:16 pm - 0.2 miles / 3 minutes - 6:20 pm
Day 9