Arrow Trail
Trailhead Phillips Bench Trailhead Drive there
Phillip's Pass the Forest Service's write-up
Difficulty: Moderate Trail Use: Moderate
Length: 5 miles from Phillips Trailhead to Phillips Pass
Elevation: 7862 ft at Phillips Trailhead, 8946 ft at Phillips Pass
Open to: Hikers, Equestrian
Trail Highlights:
The trail begins at the signed junction on the road and climbs up, paralleling the road through open forest. It continues to climb steeply up an open hillside until cresting and leveling out. Here it winds through thick forest until coming out to a large open meadow where it crosses a bridge. Just past here you will reach the junction for the Ski Lake Trail.
From here, the trail heads to the right and goes through a mixture of pine forest, aspen stands and open hillsides with spectacular views. It continues along the sidehill until dropping down into the Phillips drainage where it reaches a junction with the Phillips Canyon Trail.
The trail then turns left and climbs steeply up through large open alpine meadows with gorgeous wildflowers in the summer months. Eventually the trail reaches the upper saddle known as Phillips Pass where the trail enters in Grand Teton National Park and continues on.
Options:
This trail can be used to connect to the Ski Lake Trail, the Arrow Trail, or the Phillips Canyon Trail. You can do a loop with the Arrow Trail or Phillips Canyon and Phillips Ridge Trails, but be aware that the Arrow Trail is bike and hike only, and the Phillips Pass Trail is horse and hike only.
Important Information
For a map of the Teton Pass trail network click here.
This trail is located on USGS quad map for Rendezvous Peak, 7.5 minute.
Always check the posted information at the kiosks for maps, updated material on forest regulations and closures.
Restrictions This trail is designated as horse and hike only.
Phillip's Ridge the Forest Service's write-up
Difficulty: Intermediate Trail Use: Heavy
Length: 8.97 miles from jct with Arrow Trail #4001A to jct with Phillips Canyon Trail #4001
Elevation: 8027 ft at jct with Arrow Trail, 8171 ft at jct with Snotel Trail, 6393 ft at jct with Phillips Canyon Trail
Open to: Hikers, Equestrian, Mt Bikes
Trail Highlights:
From the Arrow Trail junction, the trail climbs up through tight lodgepole forest, crossing a dirt road, and eventually popping out on the ridge with spectacular views. From here the trail turns and follows along the ridge for several miles, paralleling the road.
The trail continues along the ridge through aspen and pine forest with great views of the valley. It eventually drops down and crosses the road and starts to head down the ridge.
The trail goes through more tight lodgepole and spruce forest, crossing a rocky section known locally as “Rock World”, where the trail crew has constructed the trail out of rock, offering a great technical mountain bike section.
Past Rock World, the trail enters “Wiggle World”, where it descends down the ridge in a series of switchbacks. It eventually reaches the bottom where it meets up with the Phillips Canyon Trail.
Options:
A popular loop with this trail is with the Arrow Trail. You can go down Arrow Trail to the Phillips Canyon Trail, follow that down and take the ridge trail back. The trail was constructed for easy climbing out of the valley so it makes a nice return trip.
Another connection for a shorter loop is with the Snotel Trail.
Important Information
This is a heavily used, multi-use trail. Please be respectful, keep your speeds in check if biking, and follow the right- of-way rules.
Please keep your dogs under control and pick up the poo.
Always check the kiosk at the Trailhead for important information pertinent to the trail.
This trail is located on the USGS quad map for Rendezvous Peak and Teton Village. For the Teton Pass Trail map click here .
Phillips Bench Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
This is a front country trailhead located just off of Highway 22, which goes over Teton Pass out of Wilson, Wyoming. Two parking areas exist on either side of the road. The southern parking lot is used to access the Jimmy’s Mom Trail #4002 and the Phillips Connector Trail #4002B, both non-motorized, which lead to the Old Pass Road and the lower trail system. The northern parking lot is a pullout off of the Phillips Ridge Road #30972A just below the kiosk, which is open to all vehicles from 05/01-11/30. Most visitors park here and walk up the road to the trails. When parking is tight, visitors can park in the southern lot and cross the highway. This trailhead is the main access to the Ski Lake Trail #4007 and the Arrow Trail #4001A, both non-motorized, which lead into beautiful old growth pine, fir and spruce forest. No facilities exist on site. Single kiosk with a map. Cellular service is intermittent. Southern trailhead is large enough for trailer turnaround but northern trailhead is difficult and would require driving further up the road to find a turnaround.