United States of America Wyoming

Grand Loop Road

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226.4 km
Length
+2,742 m
Ascent
−2,733 m
Descent
2,706 m
Highest point
2
Hairpins
11.6%
Max gradient
5h 02min
Drive time (approx.)
Grand Loop Road map
226.4 km · 2 hairpins · 2,706 m

Elevation profile

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What does Grand Loop Road look like?

Views along Grand Loop Road from Tower Junction to Canyon Village (41856391055)
Yellowstone National Park · Public domain
Traffic near Fairy Falls trailhead in July (23979692212)
Yellowstone National Park from Yellowstone NP, USA · Public domain
Views along Grand Loop Road from Tower Junction to Canyon Village (3) (41856371795)
Yellowstone National Park · Public domain
Grand Loop Road headed northbound from Madison Junction (51194218356)
YellowstoneNPS · Public domain
Grand Loop Road, Dunraven Pass, YNP - panoramio
Raman Patel · CC BY 3.0
Dunraven Pass, Grand Loop road, Yellowstone NP - panoramio
Raman Patel · CC BY 3.0
Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park (7780101180)
InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dunraven Pass, Yellowstone NP - panoramio - Aaron Zhu
Aaron Zhu · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Start
Upper Geyser Basin
44.46311, -110.85146
Finish
Upper Geyser Basin
44.45939, -110.84175

Stages

  1. Stage 1 78.6 km
  2. Stage 2 74.6 km
  3. Stage 3 73.3 km

Along the road

Parking

456
Black Sand Basin 0.1 km · 2,224 m
Grand Prismatic Spring Parking 8.2 km · 2,209 m
Goose Lake 8.7 km · 2,213 m
Fountain Paint Pot Parking 11.5 km · 2,222 m
Artists Paintpots 39.9 km · 2,233 m
Frying Pan Spring 50.3 km · 2,293 m
Grizzly Lake 55.8 km · 2,268 m
Obsidian Cliff 59.1 km · 2,249 m
Lone Tree 68.7 km · 2,218 m
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces - West 74.2 km · 2,007 m
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces - South East 76.1 km · 1,934 m
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces - East 76.4 km · 1,925 m
10 more
434 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 223.5 km.

Toilets

74
Restroom 108.7 km · 1,910 m
73 unnamed places along the road, from 8.2 km to 223.3 km.

Viewpoints

31
Norris Geyser Basin Overlook 48.6 km · 2,309 m
Roaring Mountain 53.8 km · 2,308 m
Sheepeater Cliff 65.6 km · 2,225 m
Viewpoint to the cascade 76.4 km · 1,924 m
Undine Falls Viewpoint 83.8 km · 2,009 m
Calcite Springs 111.4 km · 1,987 m
Tower Fall Overlook 112.5 km · 1,963 m
Washburn Hotsprings Overlook 131.8 km · 2,602 m
Red Rock Point 138.6 km · 2,395 m
Brink of the Lower Falls 138.9 km · 2,388 m
Crystal Falls overlook 140.0 km · 2,363 m
Brink of the Upper Falls 140.1 km · 2,372 m
4 more
15 unnamed places along the road, from 32.5 km to 220.6 km.

Rest areas

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 73.6 km to 75.8 km.

Fuel

4
Sinclair 76.7 km · 1,913 m
Tower/Roosevelt Station 108.6 km · 1,909 m
Canyon Village 137.3 km · 2,413 m
Old Faithful Upper Service Station 223.1 km · 2,251 m

Restaurants and cafés

7
Terrace Grill 76.8 km · 1,909 m
Dining Room 76.9 km · 1,908 m
Falls Café 137.5 km · 2,411 m
Canyon Lodge Cafeteria 137.5 km · 2,411 m
Canyon Lodge Fountain & Grill 137.5 km · 2,411 m
M66 Bar & Grill 137.5 km · 2,411 m
Snow Lodge Obsidian Dining Room 223.3 km · 2,245 m