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| Blacktail Deer Creek-Yellowstone River Trail |
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Recommended Season:
Summer
Elevation Gain:
-1,100 Feet
Length:
12.5 Miles
Difficulty:
Moderate due to length
Reservation:
No
Season:
Mid-May - Late September
From Mammoth, Travel seven miles east to Blacktail Trailhead on the Mammoth-Tower Road.
Location Information
Blacktail Deer Creek-Yellowstone River Trail, located near Mammoth, offers a moderate 12.5 one-way hike. This trail follows Blacktail Deer Creek as it descends 1,100 feet through rolling, grassy hills and Douglas-fir where it reaches the Yellowstone River. The trail continues across the Yellowstone River on a steel suspension bridge and joins the Yellowstone River Trail. The trail continues downriver, passing Knowles Falls and into arid terrain until it ends in Gardiner, Montana.Trailhead: Blacktail Trailhead on the Mammoth-Tower Road, seven miles east of Mammoth.
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