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Heart Lake Hike

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brandon · Oct 9th, 2016

An afternoon hike following bear tracks to Heart Lake Thermal Area.

4 hr 3 min

9.9 mi

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Elevation

1,347 ft

1,212 ft

Max 8,170 ft

Timeline

Started hiking

12:31pm MDT

Pumice

“The beginning of the trail passes through several dry creek bottoms filled with obsidian and pumice granules”

12:39pm MDT · Public

Foot Bridge

1:06pm MDT · Public

Bear Tracks

“This late in the year there weren't too many other people hiking the trail, but there were frequent bear tracks.”

1:17pm MDT · Public

Foot Bridge

1:26pm MDT · Public

Bear Tracks

1:31pm MDT · Public

Foot Bridge

1:38pm MDT · Public

Foot Bridge

1:56pm MDT · Public

Observation Point

“After 4-5 miles the trail starts to open up and you can start to smell sulfur”

2:07pm MDT · Public

Observation Point

“Once you reach the crest of the hill there are great views of Heart Lake and the thermal area below”

2:15pm MDT · Public

Thermal Area

“Heart Lake Thermal Area”

“The upper part of the thermal area isn't as spectacular as many other thermal areas in Yellowstone, but it has several bubbling springs in a scenic locale beneath Factory Hill overlooking Heart Lake.”

2:20pm MDT · Public

Thunderegg

“On the grassy hillside there are some agatized nodules that have some resemblance to thundereggs. (Collecting is not permitted within the national park, so please leave everything for others to observe)”