Black Canyon of the Yellowstone Trail - Yellowstone National Park

The Yellowstone River Trail travels from Hellroaring Trailhead to Gardiner, Montana. The trail follows the Yellowstone River, passing a variety of interesting features along its 18 mile length. For most of the way the river flows through the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone. This canyon is over 1,000 feet deep, and in many places the dark canyon walls rise vertically from the water's edge. The western end of the canyon contains Knowles Falls, a 15 foot drop of the Yellowstone River. You'll find that when a river this size drops even a mere 15 feet, the result is impressive. Length: 6.0 miles -- Township 9S; Range 8E; Section 23 Trail Beginning: Gardiner, Sec 23 Trail End: Wyoming Border, (Cervice Lake) Area Map: Gallatin National Forest Visitor Map USGS Map1: Mammoth USGS Map2: Gardiner Mountain