Yellowstone National Park · Idaho, Montana, Wyoming

Thorofare Trail

33 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,300 ft of climbing · 7,739 ft–7,958 ft · earth surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

Backcountry camps

7,767 ft 7,743 ft · 3.5 mi high 7,950 ft

Along the way 5E6 6C1 6D2

Trailheads Nine Mile Trailhead 7,827 ft Drive there · Thorofare Trailhead 7,908 ft Drive there

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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.