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Bicycling In Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National
Park
Bicycling
in Yellowstone
Bicycling is
permitted on established public roads, parking areas, and designated
routes. Bikes are prohibited on backcountry trails and boardwalks.
Use extreme caution
when riding on park roads; roads are winding and narrow while shoulders
are either narrow or nonexistent. Vehicle traffic is heavy most of the
time. There are no bicycle paths along roadways.
We strongly recommend
that safety gear, including helmet and high visibility clothing, be worn
by all bicyclists. During
April, May, and June, high snow banks make travel more dangerous. Road
elevations range from 5,300 to 8,860 feet (1615 to 2700 meters), and
services and facilities are relatively far apart--typically 20 to 30
miles (37 to 56 kilometers).
Motorists frequently do not see
bicyclists or fail to give them sufficient space on the road. Drivers
sometimes pass on hill crests, blind curves, or in oncoming traffic.
Vehicles, especially motor homes or those towing trailers, may have wide
mirrors, posing an additional hazard. For more information about
bicycling, stop at a visitor center.
Bicycling
Routes:
Several gravel roads are open to
BOTH bicycle and automotive traffic. The
Old Gardiner Road and
Blacktail Plateau Drive allow two-way bike traffic and one-way auto
traffic. These roads are best suited for mountain bikes. Please do not
block entrance gates when parking at these locations.
Biker /
Hiker Campsites:
Camping for bicyclists is limited
to the
developed campgrounds located throughout the park. Campsites are
available by reservation and on a first come, first served basis.
Bicyclists
camping without a vehicle can use designated hiker/biker sites for $
4.00 per individual per night.
The
following routes are restricted to bicycle and foot travel only:
Mammoth Area
1. The abandoned railroad bed
paralleling the Yellowstone
River between Gardner and the park
boundary at Reese Creek (5 miles).
2. Mammoth Service Road beginning at the top of the hill on the
Old Gardiner Road above Mammoth, northwest to the telephone station
(1.5 miles).
3.
Bunsen Peak Road (6 miles) and Golden Gate Service Road between
Golden Gate and Joffe Lake (1.5 miles).
West
Entrance Area
4.
Riverside Trail from entrance to Barnes Road (1.4 miles).
Old Faithful
Area
5.
Fountain Freight Road is located 6 miles north of Old Faithful.
Mountain bikes recommended (5.5 miles).
6. Daisy Geyser cut-off to Biscuit
Basin.
7. The paved trail in front of Old Faithful Lodge to Morning Glory Pool.
Bicycles are not allowed on the unpaved trail continuing beyond Morning
Glory Pool to Biscuit
Basin (2 miles).
8.
Lone Star Geyser Road (just past the Kepler Cascades' pullout) from
the Grand Loop Road to Lone Star
Geyser (2 miles).
Lake Area
9.
Natural Bridge Road near
Bridge Bay (1 mile).
10. The old roadbed near the lakeshore between Lake Hotel and where the
roadbed joins the main road south of Lake
Junction (1 mile).
Tower Area
11. Mount
Washburn from the Chittenden Road parking area
to the summit of Mount Washburn (3 miles). Bicycles are NOT permitted on the trail between the summit
and Dunraven
Pass parking area.
12.
Old Chittenden Service Road between Grand Loop Road and Tower Fall
campground (2 miles).
13.
Rose Creek Service Road behind the Lamar Ranger Station (1 mile).
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