Trapper Lake Trail
Trapper Lake Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back foot trail in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 460 ft to a high point of 6,923 ft. Difficulty: moderate, from the NPS hiking-rating formula. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 1.88 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Bearpaw and Trapper Lakes” hike, which uses this trail.
- 4.6 mione way
- 9.2 miround trip
- 1.88 mimapped segment only
- 460 ftelevation gain
- 6,923 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
From the National Park Service
Bearpaw and Trapper Lakes · rated “Easy hike”
The Bearpaw and Trapper Lakes Trail is a moderate, 9.2 mi (14.8 km) RT out and back trail with 460 ft (140 m) of elevation gain.
Read the official NPS description
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