Teton Crest Trail

The Teton Crest Trail is a 40-mile (64 km) long hiking trail in the U.S. state of Wyoming that extends from Phillips Pass, on the border of Bridger Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests, to String Lake in Grand Teton National Park.[1][2][3] Backpacker Magazine calls the Trail one of the "Best Hikes Ever," with "mesmerizing and constant views of jagged peaks."[4]

Teton Crest Trail
Lake Solitude and the northwest view of Grand Teton from the Teton Crest Trail
Length40 mi (64 km)
LocationTeton Range
TrailheadsPhillips Pass, Wyoming
String Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
UseHiking
Elevation
Elevation change3,775 ft (1,151 m)
Highest pointPaintbrush Divide, 10,645 ft (3,245 m)
Lowest pointString Lake, 6,870 ft (2,090 m)
Hiking details
Trail difficultyStrenuous
SeasonSummer to Fall
SightsTeton Range
HazardsSevere weather
Grizzly bears

Beginning in the south, the Teton Crest Trail can be accessed in several ways. From inside the National Park, the Granite Canyon Trail provides a gradual ascent into the Range, where it connects with the TCT. The Trail is most easily accessed by riding the Jackson Hole Aerial Tram, which transports sightseers and hikers from the Teton Village Resort to the top of Rendezvous Mountain. From outside the Park, the Teton Crest Trail can be accessed via the Phillips Pass Trail,[5] one of several routes through adjacent National Forest lands.

Continuing from the south, it is a 32-mile (51 km) trek to String Lake, passing in and out of Bridger-Teton National Forest twice, traversing the Death Canyon Shelf and several high passes including Mount Meek Pass, Hurricane Pass and Paintbrush Divide. It is a challenge with 9,681 feet total ascent and 10,779 feet total descent. The trail also traverses the high alpine meadows of Alaska Basin in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. From Hurricane Pass, the trail provides easy access to Schoolroom Glacier, and parallels the west side of major peaks of the Cathedral Group as it follows the North and South forks of the Cascade Creek.[6]

  • Footbridge across String Lake
  • Schoolroom Glacier from Hurricane Pass
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See also

References
  1. "Teton Crest Trail". Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. "Teton Crest Trail". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. Grand Teton, WY (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  4. "Best Hikes Ever: Teton Crest Trail, WY". Backpacker Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  5. "Phillips Pass Trail". Greater Yellowstone Resource Guide. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  6. Potterfield, Peter (August 10, 2010). "Hiking the Teton Crest Trail". Great Outdoors.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
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