Hiking Grand Teton National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Hiking Grand Teton National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Bill Schneider
Hiking Grand Teton National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

Hiking Grand Teton National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures

by Bill Schneider

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Overview

This is the authoritative guide to all hiking trails—from short, easy day trips to multi-day backcountry adventures—in Grand Teton National Park, famous for its rugged beauty, abundant wildlife and spectacular mountain vistas. Located in western Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park is one of America’s true wilderness gems. Veteran hiker, author, and FalconGuides co-founder Bill Schneider provides everything you’ll need in this completely updated guide to hit the trails in one of America’s best parks.

Now powered with National Geographic's TOPO! Maps, Hiking Grand Teton National Park is your complete guide to getting into the outdoors and onto your next great adventure!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493030033
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 05/01/2018
Edition description: Fourth Edition
Pages: 216
Sales rank: 515,994
Product dimensions: 5.99(w) x 9.03(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

Bill Schneider is the author of over two dozen books, including many FalconGuides. An avid hiker and outdoor writer for more than fifty years he is the co-founder and former president of Falcon Publishing.

Table of Contents

Preface: Hiking America's Most Famous Wilderness Skyline IX

Meet Your Guide XI

Using This Guidebook XIII

Map Legend XV

Before You Hit The Trail 1

Trail Finder 6

Author's Favorites 8

Zero Impact 9

Make It a Safe Trip 10

Be Bear Aware 13

Be Mountain Lion Aware, Too 19

The Hikes

Teton Village Area

1 Phelps Lake 22

2 LSR Preserve Small Loop 26

3 LSR Preserve Big Loop 31

4 Marion Lake 36

5 Rendezvous Mountain and Granite Canyon 41

6 Death Canyon and the Mount Hunt Divide 45

7 The Teton Crest 52

Jenny Lake Area

8 Hidden Fails 62

9 Inspiration Point 65

10 Leigh Lake 68

11 String Lake 72

12 Moose Ponds 76

3 Taggart Lake 79

14 Bradley Lake 83

15 Garnet Canyon 87

16 Bearpaw and Trapper Lakes 91

17 Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes 96

18 Jenny Lake 100

19 Holly Lake 104

20 Cascade Canyon 108

21 Lake Solitude 112

22 Valley Trail 117

23 Paintbrush Divide 122

24 The Grand Teton Loop 128

Colter Bay and Jackson Lake Lodge Area

25 Lakeshore Trail 137

24 Lunch Tree Hill 140

27 Christian Pond 143

28 Swan Lake and Heron Pond 146

29 Willow Flats 150

30 Lookout Rock 153

31 Hermitage Point 157

32 Grand View Point 162

33 Two Ocean Lake 165

34 Signal Mountain 169

35 Emma Matilda Lake 173

North Trails Area

36 Glade Creek 178

37 Elk Ridge 181

38 Jackass Pass 186

39 Moose Basin Divide 191

Preserving Grand Teton National Park 196

Afterword: Please Let It Become A Trend 197

Acknowledgments 199

Hike Index 200

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