Howard Eaton Trail is a 21.7-mile out-and-back full hiking route in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 398 ft to a high point of 8,105 ft. Difficulty: moderate, rated by the National Park Service.
Howard Eaton Trail (Old Faithful Area) · rated “moderately easy hike”
Trailheads: Park near the Old Faithful Ranger Station and walk 0.25 miles (0.4 km) to the trailhead by following the paved path across the Grand Loop Road, turning left at the first intersection, turning left again, and
Read the official NPS description
The Park Service lists a shorter hike along this trail: Howard Eaton Trail (Old Faithful Area), 0.25 mi loop. The whole mapped trail is 21.7 mi.
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