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Yellowstone National Park

Blacktail Ponds Spur Trail

Hiking

Blacktail Ponds Spur Trail — Photo: NPS

Length	about 2.2 miles as mapped by NPS
Surface	Earth
Open to	Hiking
Route	One way (out and back doubles it)
High point	about 6,690 ft
Low point	about 6,590 ft
Up and down (one way)	about 110 ft up, 140 ft down

Blacktail Ponds Spur Trail is a trail in Yellowstone National Park.

Nearby

Trails

Blacktail Deer Creek Trail 4.0 mi long · right here away
Lava Creek Trail 4.2 mi long · right here away
Wraith Falls Trail 0.3 mi long · 0.4 mi away

Places

Lava Creek Picnic Area Vault Toilet Restroom · 0.1 mi
Lava Creek Trailhead Trailhead · 0.1 mi
Lava Creek Picnic Area Picnic Area · 0.1 mi
Undine Falls Waterfall · 0.3 mi
Undine Falls Parking Parking Lot · 0.4 mi
Blacktail Creek Trailhead Trailhead · 0.4 mi
Wraith Falls Trailhead Trailhead · 0.4 mi
Blacktail Stock Trailhead Vault Toilet Restroom · 0.5 mi

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