Yellowstone & Grand Teton Overview
7 days / 249 miles / 34 hours 33 minutes
"With its raging geysers and howling wolf packs, Yellowstone stands as one last pocket of a wild, primeval America." -
Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks by Lonely Planet, Bradley Mayhew, and Carolyn McCarthy
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Day 1
"Start in Mammoth"
9:00 am - 0.4 miles / 3 minutes - 9:04 am
"Pay a brief visit to Mammoth Hot Springs"
9:04 am - 1.4 miles / an hour - 10:04 am
10:04 am - 4.6 miles / 11 minutes - 10:16 am
"Climb Bunsen Peak for the fantastic views"
10:16 am - 2.3 miles / an hour 7 minutes - 11:24 am
12:24 pm - 2.2 miles / an hour 7 minutes - 1:32 pm
1:32 pm - 16.6 miles / 30 minutes - 2:03 pm
2:03 pm - 2.0 miles / an hour - 3:04 pm
3:04 pm - 14.0 miles / 23 minutes - 3:28 pm
Day 2
"Continue to your reserved campsite at Madison for some early evening elk- and bison-spotting or fly-fishing on the Madison River"
9:00 am - 6.7 miles / 12 minutes - 9:13 am
9:13 am - 0.4 miles / 7 minutes - 9:21 am
9:21 am - 1.6 miles / 47 minutes - 10:08 am
"Hike to either Fairy Falls or Sentinel Meadows for backcountry geysers and bison"
10:08 am - 1.6 miles / 54 minutes - 11:03 am
11:58 am - 1.4 miles / 27 minutes - 12:26 pm
12:26 pm - 6.9 miles / 12 minutes - 12:39 pm
12:39 pm - 0.7 miles / 35 minutes - 1:15 pm
"Admire Grand Prismatic Spring in Midway Geyser Basin"
2:15 pm - 1.8 miles / an hour 24 minutes - 3:40 pm
3:40 pm - 2.5 miles / 2 hours - 5:41 pm
5:41 pm - 4.8 miles / 25 minutes - 6:07 pm
Day 3
"Stay at historic Old Faithful Inn to experience the Upper Geyser Basin"
9:00 am - 0.1 miles / a minute - 9:02 am
"Experience the Upper Geyser Basin"
10:02 am - 2.6 miles / an hour 16 minutes - 11:19 am
12:19 pm - 0.1 miles / a minute - 12:21 pm
1:21 pm - 2.3 miles / 17 minutes - 1:39 pm
"Cycle out to Lone Star Geyser to catch a backcountry eruption"
2:39 pm - 5.3 miles / an hour 30 minutes - 4:09 pm
4:09 pm - 2.7 miles / 12 minutes - 4:22 pm
Day 4
9:00 am - 64.2 miles / an hour 31 minutes - 10:32 am
"Search for trumpeter swans"
11:32 am - 13.0 miles / 21 minutes - 11:54 am
"Enjoy a family trip to forested String and Leigh Lakes"
11:54 am - 1.0 miles / 37 minutes - 12:32 pm
12:32 pm - 8.3 miles / 4 hours 48 minutes - 5:21 pm
6:21 pm - 0.6 miles / 2 minutes - 6:24 pm
Day 5
9:00 am - 0.3 miles / a minute - 9:02 am
"Jenny Lake Drive is worth a linger for its awesome views of the Central Tetons"
9:02 am - 1.5 miles / 5 minutes - 9:08 am
9:23 am - 1.0 miles / 5 minutes - 9:29 am
9:29 am - 1.1 miles / 3 minutes - 9:33 am
"Join the crowds for Grand Teton’s most popular day hike up Cascade Canyon to Lake Solitude"
9:33 am - 1.6 miles / 52 minutes - 10:26 am
11:26 am - 7.1 miles / 3 hours 5 minutes - 2:32 pm
3:32 pm - 8.3 miles / 3 hours 21 minutes - 6:54 pm
6:54 pm - 5.2 miles / 11 minutes - 7:06 pm
Day 6
9:00 am - 13.4 miles / 21 minutes - 9:22 am
"Cycle around Mormon Row for iconic views of barns and bison"
10:22 am - 2.3 miles / 16 minutes - 10:39 am
10:54 am - 13.8 miles / an hour 55 minutes - 12:50 pm
1:50 pm - 13.1 miles / 17 minutes - 2:08 pm
The Alpine House Lodge & Cottages
"Head south to Jackson for some R&R"
2:23 pm - 0.2 miles / 4 minutes - 2:28 pm
3:28 pm - 0.3 miles / 6 minutes - 3:35 pm
5:35 pm - 0.3 miles / 6 minutes - 5:42 pm
6:42 pm - 0.4 miles / 7 minutes - 6:50 pm
Day 7