Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

MT WASHBURN AND SEVENMILE HOLE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, USA
This long day or overnight shuttle hike climbs 1400ft (425m) from Dunraven Pass to
the summit of 10,243ft (3122m) Mt Washburn, all that remains of a volcano
explosion some 600,000 years ago that formed the vast Yellowstone Caldera. From
the small car park at Dunraven Pass, a wide trail grants a comfortable but steady
sidling ascent through forests of subalpine fir. Broad switchbacks and a narrow
ridge lead to Mt Washburn’s lookout tower, which affords majestic views across the
Yellowstone basin. The trail then drops southeast towards undulating wildflower
meadows and campsite 4E1, about 90 minutes from the top. You’ll continue
southwest through boggy grassland and the boiling mud pools at Washburn Hot
Springs. From the southern rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which
plunges some 1312ft-deep (400m), the views become ever more spectacular en
route to the Glacial Boulder Trailhead. Bear in mind that this is grizzly country, and
bears are populous here in late summer and early autumn.
Start // Dunraven Pass
End // Canyon
Distance // 16.6 miles (26.7k)