West Thumb Overlook Loop Trail

West Thumb Overlook Loop Trail is a 2.94-mile out-and-back foot trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 238 ft to a high point of 8,024 ft. Difficulty: easy, from the NPS hiking-rating formula.

West Thumb Overlook Loop Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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