Yellowstone in a Day - North Loop
a day / 104 miles / 10 hours 26 minutes
"This route through the north of the park takes in some premier wildlife-watching, views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and a sampler of geysers and hot springs." -
Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks by Lonely Planet, Bradley Mayhew, and Carolyn McCarthy
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Day 1
"Head straight to the Lamar Valley around dawn to look for wolves, bears and bison’"
8:30 am - 14.5 miles / 23 minutes - 8:54 am
"Grab a ‘hiker’s breakfast’"
9:24 am - 13.5 miles / 28 minutes - 9:53 am
Dunraven Pass - Mt. Washburn TH
"Hike up Mt Washburn for the park’s best views"
9:53 am - 3.5 miles / 2 hours - 11:53 am
12:08 pm - 3.5 miles / 2 hours - 2:08 pm
2:08 pm - 3.9 miles / 8 minutes - 2:17 pm
"Picnic amid the pines at shady Cascade Lake picnic area"
2:47 pm - 4.1 miles / 8 minutes - 2:56 pm
2:56 pm - 0.3 miles / 30 minutes - 3:26 pm
"Gawp at the thundering falls and rusted colors of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone"
3:26 pm - 0.3 miles / 30 minutes - 3:57 pm
3:57 pm - 1.1 miles / 3 minutes - 4:01 pm
5:01 pm - 15.9 miles / 28 minutes - 5:30 pm
"The geysers and hot springs"
5:30 pm - 2.0 miles / an hour - 6:31 pm
6:31 pm - 21.2 miles / 41 minutes - 7:13 pm
"Stroll the boardwalks at dusk to admire surreal Palette Springs and Canary Springs"
7:13 pm - 1.4 miles / an hour 30 minutes - 8:43 pm
8:43 pm - 18.6 miles / 33 minutes - 9:17 pm