Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
are also marked loops around Indian Creek (2.2 miles) and part way along the Bighorn
Trail (5.5 miles). Bunsen Peak Rd also offers an enjoyable downhill route from the Bun-
sen Peak trailhead down to the upper Mammoth terraces
The groomed 1.5-mile Upper Terrace Loop Trail follows the Upper Terrace road and is
a good place to test out your Nordic legs. A side trail from here follows an old wagon
track uphill to Snow Pass and then along Glen Creek back to the Bunsen Peak Trailhead
(4.2 miles).
In the park's northeast corner a popular ski trail parallels the Northeast Entrance road
below Barronette Peak (10,404ft) between the Soda Butte Creek bridges (3.5 miles). The
nearby 2-mile Bannock Trail runs east out of the park from the Warm Creek picnic area
along an old mining road to Silver Gate.
Around Tower-Roosevelt, the 8-mile Blacktail Plateau Trail follows the unplowed road
of the same name and is a popular shuttle option. The trail climbs gently to the Cut and
then descends for 2 miles to the main Mammoth-Cooke City road.
Rangers lead free guided snowshoe walks around Mammoth Hot Springs at 2pm on
Monday and Wednesday late December to the end of February (check the park newspa-
per).
GEYSER COUNTRY
The area around Old Faithful has the most trails and facilities in winter. Three-hour
guided
snowshoe tours
($25, with shoe rental $32)
depart from Old Faithful on Thursday
and Sunday. Half-day guided
ski tours
($45)
leave Old Faithful on Sunday to either Fairy
Falls or DeLacy Creek.
Upper and Midway Geyser Basins both make for some fine ski trips. You can ski or
snowshoe from Old Faithful to Black Sand Basin via Daisy Geyser (4 miles) or to Biscuit
Basin via Morning Glory and Atomizer Geyser (5 miles, with a possible extension to
Mystic Falls). The Frozen Fairy Falls hike (
Click here
)
is a popular ski day trip - get
dropped off at the southern end of Fountain Freight Rd, visit the falls and ski back to Old
Faithful (11 miles).
The 9-mile return Lone Star Geyser Trail takes you from Old Faithful Snow Lodge
along the Mallard Lake Trail and parallel to the main road, to cross it at Kepler Cascades.
The trail then follows the same route as the hike to Lone Star Geyser. A ski shuttle will al-
low you to take the 8-mile Spring Creek Trail (a former stagecoach road) to Lone Star
Geyser.
