Paintbrush Canyon Trail
Paintbrush Canyon Trail is a 19.9-mile loop foot trail in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 4,480 ft to a high point of 10,695 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 13.16 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Paintbrush Canyon - Cascade Canyon Loop” hike, which uses this trail.
- 19.9 miloop
- 13.16 mimapped segment only
- 4,480 ftelevation gain
- 10,695 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Paintbrush Canyon - Cascade Canyon Loop · rated “very strenuous hike”
The Paintbrush Canyon - Cascade Canyon Loop is a very strenuous 19.9 mi (32 km) loop hike with 4,480 ft (1,365 m) elevation gain.
Read the official NPS description
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