Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Finish your hike with a 3-mile sidetrip to
Bechler Falls
and
Cave Falls
. An out-and-back
hike, it will reward you with a refreshing dip in the swimming hole just past Cave Falls.
This worthwhile detour heads 0.5 miles downstream from the Bechler River/Ranger Sta-
tion cutoff to Bechler Falls, one of Bechler's widest and most voluminous waterfalls.
Continue east on the riverbank trail 0.5 miles to the broad-spanning Cave Falls (20ft).
Other Bechler Region Hikes
At the west end of Grassy Reservoir, by the dam, trailhead 9K5 is the start of the
15.5-mile round-trip hike to
Union Falls
, one of the most spectacular in the national
park. After a mile the trail branches right, fords Cascade Creek and then branches left
(right leads to the Pitchstone Plateau Trail). After another 4 miles the trail fords Proposi-
tion Creek and then a mile later branches right onto the Union Falls Trail for another 2
miles. Feathery Union Falls are the second highest in Yellowstone National Park.
If that seems too ambitious, a shorter 3.6-mile return hike leads from the same trailhead
to a series of cascades known as
Terraced Falls
.
At the east end of Grassy Reservoir a pullout marks the trailhead for the 6-mile round-
trip hike northeast to
Beula Lake
. The trail crosses the South Boundary Trail en route.
All hikes are accessed from Grassy Lake Rd, south of the park.
