98 Hiking Trails near Heart Lake Trail
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Lewis River Channel / Dogshead Loop
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
0.2 miles NA serene hike along Lewis Channel to Shoshone Lake — the largest lake in the continental US without a road to it — with Teton views, driftwood shores, osprey, bald eagles, and ravens.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak 4.9 mi
Riddle Lake Hike
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
3.0 miles NAn easy 5-mile round trip through pine forest and meadows to a sandy-beached lake in Yellowstone — bear scratch marks on tree trunks remind you this area is active grizzly habitat.
Hike 1.4 mi
Yellowstone Lake Overlook Trail
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
6.9 miles NAn easy 1.7-mile loop from the West Thumb Geyser Basin parking lot with a rewarding overlook of Yellowstone Lake — a great beginner hike open in summer and fall.
Hike
Lake Overlook
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
6.9 miles NA 1.7-mile escape from the West Thumb crowds, leading through forest to a mountain-top meadow overlook of West Geyser and Yellowstone Lake.
Hike 0.4 mi
West Thumb Geyser Basin
Grant Visitor's Center, Yellowstone National Park
6.9 miles NBoardwalks trace the edge of Yellowstone Lake at the scenic West Thumb Geyser Basin — hot springs, mud pots, fumaroles, lake shore geysers, and underwater vents in one compact visit.
Hike 0.5 mi
Duck Lake
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
6.9 miles NA short 0.8-mile hike through lodgepole pine in Yellowstone near West Thumb, revealing the fire history of 1988 and a quiet, calm lake with a sandy beach feel.
Hike 6.1 mi
Shoshone Lake (via DeLacy Creek)
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
10.3 miles NWA 6.1-mile forest and grassy hike from Old Faithful to the shore of Shoshone Lake — a perfect crowd-escape option with fishing permitted (permit required) and backcountry hot spring access.
Hike 2.6 mi
Lone Star Geyser Trail
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
12.4 miles NWA 4.8-mile round-trip trail through forest to a colorful geyser that erupts 30–45 feet into the air about every 3 hours — bikeable the entire way.
Hike, Mountain Bike 3.1 mi
Mallard Lake
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
14.7 miles NWA 10-mile roundtrip Yellowstone hike through changing scenery — pine forest, rocky terrain, and grassy meadows — arriving at a calm, wildflower-ringed lake with a bird's-eye view of Old Faithful.
Hike 6.2 mi
Howard Eaton Trail
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
14.8 miles NWA moderately difficult 6.5-mile there-and-back trail from Old Faithful through spruce-fir forest, past geysers and springs, culminating at the impressive Lonestar Geyser which erupts every three hours.
Hike 1.5 mi
Observation Point Trail
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
15.0 miles NWA lightly trafficked 2-mile loop that offers an elevated aerial view of Old Faithful and passes close-up geysers on the way to Solitary Geyser — the quieter way to see the iconic geyser.
Hike
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
15.0 miles NWOld Faithful has erupted every 44 to 125 minutes since 2000, making it one of the world's most predictable geysers — a must-see centerpiece of Yellowstone National Park.
Hike 2.3 mi
Natural Bridge Trail
Lake Village, Yellowstone National Park
16.8 miles NEAn easy 2-mile trail through forests and meadows to a bridge carved by a creek wearing through rhyolite — best views come from hiking around to the back of the arch.
Hike, Mountain Bike 0.3-0.5 mi
Mystic Falls
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
17.1 miles NWA lesser-known Yellowstone gem — a 70-foot cascading waterfall on Little Firehole River surrounded by quiet forest, with short and long viewing trails both described as easy.
Hike 2.0 mi
Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook Trail
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
17.9 miles NWA 1.2-mile forested round-trip trail climbing to a sweeping overlook of the Grand Prismatic Spring and entire Midway Geyser Basin — the rainbow colors are best seen from above.
Hike 1.5-5.0 mi
Fairy Falls
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
17.9 miles NWA 197-foot wispy waterfall deep in Yellowstone, along a mostly flat trail past Grand Prismatic Spring — at its most magical in spring snowmelt, quieter than the crowded geyser basin stretches.
Hike 1.9 mi
Terraced Falls
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
18.0 miles SWAn easy 3.6-mile out-and-back hike to a tiered waterfall along the southern Yellowstone border — the trailhead is on the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Road, which closes in winter.
Hike 0.7 mi
Grand Prismatic Spring
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
18.7 miles NWThe largest hot spring in the United States sits in Yellowstone's Midway Geyser Basin — a vivid rainbow of thermophilic colors that makes Grand Prismatic Spring a must-see.
Hike 2.8 mi
Elephant Back Mountain Trail
Lake Village, Yellowstone National Park
19.2 miles NEA 3-mile loop trail climbing 800 feet to a stunning overlook of Yellowstone Lake near Lake Village — a moderate hike open in summer and fall.
Hike 14.8 mi
Biscuit Basin to Fairy Falls and Firehole Meadows
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
20.0 miles NWA nearly 15-mile backcountry hike starting at Biscuit Basin passes turquoise pools, a 70-foot waterfall, Firehole Meadows, Imperial Geyser, and three stunning blue lakes with rust-red shores.
Backpack, Camp, Hike
