Valley Trail
Valley Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back foot trail in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 2,360 ft to a high point of 7,399 ft. Difficulty: very strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line runs 32.74 mi because it also covers connecting trails, so it is not the length of this hike. The figure is for the Park Service's “Valley Trail - Phelps Lake Overlook” hike, which uses this trail.
- 6.6 mione way
- 13.2 miround trip
- 32.74 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 2,360 ftelevation gain
- 7,399 fthigh point
- Very strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Valley Trail - Phelps Lake Overlook · rated “strenuous hike”
The Valley Trail is a strenuous, 13.2 mi (21.3 km) RT hike with 2,360 ft (720 m) of elevation gain.
Read the official NPS description
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