Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Hellroaring Creek Trail

7.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 350 ft of climbing · 1,300 ft of descent · 5,838 ft–6,456 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Backcountry camps

6,334 ft 6,220 ft · 1.6 mi high 6,337 ft

Along the way 2H7 2H9

Trailheads Hellroaring Trailhead 6,462 ft Drive there · Upper Hellroaring Trailhead 6,332 ft Drive there

Hellroaring Trail the Park Service's write-up

3-5 Hours · no dogs · Summer, Fall

Start Tower Junction

Three people hike past a pond in a meadow with a forested mountain in the distance.
Photo: NPS / Jacob W. Frank

Trail begins with a steep descent to the Yellowstone River Suspension Bridge, then crosses a sagebrush plateau, and drops down to Hellroaring Creek. Both the Yellowstone River and Hellroaring Creek are popular fishing areas.

Safety notes: Beyond the bridge are trail junctions for other major backcountry trails. Pay attention; stay on the Hellroaring Trail. Hellroaring is a major backcountry trail. This day hike stops at the confluence of Hellroaring creek and the Yellowstone River. Limited shade along this trail. Bring water.

Trailheads: Short dirt road leads to a parking area at the trailhead 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Tower Junction.

This hike on nps.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.