Jackson Hole
Wyoming
A high mountain valley with the town of Jackson at its south end, the ski resort at Teton Village on its west side, and the Teton Range rising straight out of the sagebrush along its whole length. The barns, river overlooks and town square are free to stand at; the lakes, chapels and scenic drives sit past a Grand Teton National Park entrance station, where a private vehicle pays $35 for seven days.
5 challenges · 25 stops
STARTERAntlers, Elk and Bronze
≈ 7,000 steps3.3 mi · about 2.5 hoursStarter · 3 stops · 500 credStart where you live.A walk out of town along the elk refuge: from the antler arches on the Town Square to the visitor center's viewing deck over the refuge marsh, then north on the paved community pathway to the Wildlife Art museum and its free sculpture trail. About three miles one way and two and a half hours; the START bus can bring you back.
STANDARDAcross Jenny Lake to Inspiration Point
≈ 5,500 steps2.6 mi · about 4 hoursStandard · 4 stops · 600 credOne trip earns it.A half-day hike from the south shore of Jenny Lake around to the west shore dock, up to Hidden Falls and on to Inspiration Point at the mouth of Cascade Canyon. About five and a half miles and 870 feet of climbing on foot, or under two miles if you buy a seat on the shuttle boat. The park entrance fee applies; the boat and the trails are summer only.
STANDARDBarns and the River at First Light
≈ 3,500 steps + 12 mi by car1.7 mi on foot · about 4 hoursStandard · 5 stops · 600 credOne trip earns it.A sunrise half-day on the free side of Grand Teton: the two Moulton barns on Mormon Row, then north up Highway 191 to the glacier turnout, the beaver ponds at Schwabacher Landing and the overlook where Ansel Adams made his river photograph. No entrance station stands on this road. About four hours with the drive; the gravel roads are not plowed in winter.
STANDARDFrom the Tram Dock to Menor's Ferry
12 mi by carabout 4.5 hoursStandard · 5 stops · 600 credOne trip earns it.A half-day along the narrow Moose-Wilson Road, from the ski resort's tram at Teton Village through the Granite Canyon entrance station to the Rockefeller Preserve, the Murie family ranch, Bill Menor's 1894 homestead and the log chapel beside it. About four and a half hours. The park entrance fee applies; the road is closed to RVs and trailers, and to cars in its middle from November to April.
ADVANCEDThe Park Road North to Oxbow Bend
39 mi by cara full dayAdvanced · 8 stops · 800 credGetting there is not the hard part.A full day by car the length of the Teton Park Road, from the discovery center at Moose past Jenny Lake and Mount Moran to the summit of Signal Mountain, then across Jackson Lake Dam to Oxbow Bend for evening light. Eight stops over about forty miles. The park entrance fee applies; the road north of Taggart Lake is closed to cars November through April.
Counted between stops; you'll walk more at each one.
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