Mystic Falls Trail
Mystic Falls Trail is a 2.64-mile out-and-back foot trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 436 ft to a high point of 7,790 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, rated by the National Park Service.
- 1.32 mione way
- 2.64 miround trip
- 436 ftelevation gain
- 7,790 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
From the National Park Service
Mystic Falls Trail · rated “moderately strenuous hike”
Trailheads: Walk 0.3 miles to the far side of the Biscuit Basin boardwalk to the trailhead or begin 0.25 miles (0.4 km) south of Biscuit Basin by parking in pullouts on either side of the road and walking 0.5 miles north
Read the official NPS description
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