Wyoming trails · Norris Geyser Basin Trail
Norris Geyser Basin Trail
A 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 93 ft of climbing. Reaches Corporal Geyser and other spring destinations. Managed by NPS – Yellowstone NP.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Corporal Geyser (spring)
- Monarch Geyser (spring)
- Hurricane Vent (spring)
- Fearless Geyser (spring)
- New Crater Geyser (spring)
- Valentine Geyser (spring)
- Echinus Geyser (spring)
- Phillips Caldron (spring)
- Cistern Spring (spring)
- Pearl Geyser (spring)
Getting there
Norris Geyser Basin Trail access — parking nearby, restroom. 44.72614, -110.70197 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:36 a.m. and sets at 6:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.3-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:40 a.m. — 9 h 00 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Norris Geyser Basin Trail + Norris Geyser Basin — 1.8 mi loop, 120 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Rim Trail — 10.1 mi
- Bunsen Peak Trail — 14.2 mi
- UGB-Biscuit Basin Trail — 18.1 mi
- Upper Geyser Basin Trail — 19.3 mi