Wyoming trails · Valley
Valley
A 16.6-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 1,061 ft of climbing. Reaches Bradley Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by NPS – Grand Teton NP.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,274 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Bradley Lake (lake)
- Phelps Lake Overlook (viewpoint)
- Bradley Lake (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Lupine Meadows Trailhead — parking nearby, restroom. 43.73459, -110.74156 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:15 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 8:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:30 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 23 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- SL Connect + Valley — 1.4 mi loop, 311 ft gain
- Granite Canyon + Valley + Kaufmann Creek Trail — 6.0 mi loop, 949 ft gain
- Valley + Open Canyon + Open Canyon Cutoff — 5.9 mi loop, 486 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lake of the Crags Trail — 2.4 mi
- Teton Crest South — 7.5 mi
- Teton Crest — 22.0 mi
- Divide Trail — 22.9 mi