Grand Canyon Of The Yellowstone North Rim Hike

Overview

This hike has spectacular scenery from start to finish, encompassing two major waterfalls, a big river, the magnificent Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and a trail that cuts in and out of a forest! We'll pass right next to the top of the Upper Yellowstone Falls, where you feel you can just about touch the thundering water as the Yellowstone River plunges into the canyon below! The Lower Yellowstone Falls is the other large waterfall we'll visit, and if the group is up to the steep climb back up, we'll take the path to the brink of the lower falls. We'll see other, smaller, waterfalls along the trail, as we meander through a forest of lodgepole pine trees. You'll find that the vistas are amazing, and the main viewpoints we will stop at include Grand View Point, Lookout Point and Inspiration Point. The trail is about 3.3 miles or 5.3 kilometres long, and depending how often we stop, and the side trails we take, the hike should take 2.5 to four hours, excluding the drive there and back.