4 days / 213 miles / 22 hours 59 minutes
"The park’s highways traverse geysers, through meadows and forests, past roadside herds of bison and campsites aromatic with pine needles and family campfires." -
Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks by Lonely Planet, Bradley Mayhew, and Carolyn McCarthy
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Day 1
9:00 am - 32.6 miles / 54 minutes - 9:55 am
"Head to some early morning wildlife viewing in the Lamar Valley’"
10:55 am - 13.1 miles / 20 minutes - 11:16 am
Yellowstone River Picnic Area Trail
"Enjoy the crowd-free views of the Narrows on the Yellowstone River Picnic Area hike"
11:16 am - 3.5 miles / an hour 53 minutes - 1:10 pm
1:10 pm - 22.5 miles / 44 minutes - 1:55 pm
"Take the South Rim Trail & Ribbon Lake hike"
1:55 pm - 3.2 miles / an hour 32 minutes - 3:28 pm
3:33 pm - 4.7 miles / 2 hours 17 minutes - 5:51 pm
5:51 pm - 3.2 miles / 7 minutes - 5:59 pm
Day 2
9:00 am - 7.9 miles / 15 minutes - 9:16 am
"Try some more early morning wildlife-watching in Hayden Valley"
10:16 am - 8.8 miles / 13 minutes - 10:30 am
"Hike Elephant Back Mountain for great views of Yellowstone Lake"
11:30 am - 3.7 miles / an hour 50 minutes - 1:21 pm
1:21 pm - 3.9 miles / 7 minutes - 1:29 pm
"Lakeshore picnic on the sand bars around Gull Point"
2:29 pm - 16.0 miles / 23 minutes - 2:53 pm
"Continue south to the hot springs of West Thumb Geyser Basin"
2:53 pm - 0.7 miles / 30 minutes - 3:23 pm
3:23 pm - 10.2 miles / 15 minutes - 3:39 pm
4:39 pm - 8.6 miles / 14 minutes - 4:54 pm
Day 3
"Spend day three visiting the geyser basins"
9:00 am - 0.1 miles / a minute - 9:02 am
"Experience the Upper Geyser Basin"
9:17 am - 0.1 miles / 2 minutes - 9:20 am
10:20 am - 1.7 miles / 38 minutes - 10:58 am
11:13 am - 1.0 miles / 20 minutes - 11:34 am
11:34 am - 0.7 miles / an hour - 12:34 pm
12:34 pm - 1.9 miles / 39 minutes - 1:14 pm
1:29 pm - 2.5 miles / an hour 8 minutes - 2:38 pm
Day 4
9:00 am - 30.6 miles / 49 minutes - 9:50 am
"The geysers and hot springs"
9:50 am - 2.0 miles / an hour - 10:51 am
10:51 am - 21.2 miles / 41 minutes - 11:33 am
"Arrive at lunchtime to stroll the travertine terraces at Mammoth"
11:33 am - 1.4 miles / an hour 30 minutes - 1:03 pm
2:03 pm - 0.5 miles / 10 minutes - 2:14 pm
"Take a guided walk through historical Fort Yellowstone"
3:14 pm - 0.6 miles / 12 minutes - 3:27 pm
3:27 pm - 5.7 miles / 3 hours - 6:27 pm
7:27 pm - 0.3 miles / 2 minutes - 7:30 pm