The Owl Creek Trail is a long hiking trail in the far northern region of
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is an American national park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately , the park includes the major peaks of the Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Grand Teton Na ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Wyoming
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.
Location and geography
The trail begins at a junction on the
Berry Creek Trail
The Berry Creek Trail is a long hiking trail in the far northern region of Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana ...
and traverses west then south to
Moose Basin Divide where it meets the
Webb Canyon Trail.
Located in the remote northern backcountry of Grand Teton National Park, the trail is not connected to maintained trails in the southern part of the park and must be accessed from the Glade Creek trailhead in the
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. From Glade Creek, it is a hike to the Berry Creek Trail and then another to the trail junction.
The Owl Creek Trail follows Owl Creek west then south and passes south of
Forellen Peak. The trail requires numerous stream crossings which can be dangerous during spring melt.
See also
List of hiking trails in Grand Teton National Park
References
Hiking trails of Grand Teton National Park
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