The Unrivaled Canyon Hike In Wyoming Everyone Should Take At Least Once

This hike in Wyoming will make you feel as if you’re part of the Von Trapp family traipsing through the Swiss Alps in the Sound of Music. Yes, it’s that beautiful. If you don’t “Climb Every Mountain” in Wyoming, then be sure to experience this canyon hike at least once.

TripAdvisor/BudgetTravelerMR2 The hike to Cascade Canyon starts at the Jenny Lake Trailhead in Grand Teton National Park. You can either take the trail around the south end of Jenny Lake or take the shuttle boat across the lake to the Cascade Canyon Trailhead, located at the West Shore Boat Dock. The boat cuts off about 2 miles each way.

TripAdvisor/AndiS77 The trail starts up through a conifer forest and across Cascade Canyon Creek. Pictured is the bridge before the falls.

TripAdvisor/snorkelingJim Soon after, you’ll reach the short side trail leading to Hidden Falls. This is an impressive waterfall that sits at the mouth of the canyon. Hidden Falls plunges down around 200’ at multiple levels.

TripAdvisor/AndiS77 From the falls, the trail becomes very rocky and rugged with a steep ledge as you approach Inspiration Point. Inspiration Point is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the area with views of Jenny Lake and the Gros Ventre Mountains. To get away from the most traveled part of the trail, continue on past Inspiration Point.

TripAdvisor/OhioHick The next section is the mouth of the canyon and the first of a series of boulder fields.

TripAdvisor/Fishscales44 Be sure to keep an eye out for moose in this section…

TripAdvisor/OhioHick …and bears throughout the trail, especially near the huckleberry, thimbleberry and wild raspberry patches.

TripAdvisor/CarrollZahn Further on, you’ll run into a series of ponds.

TripAdvisor/OhioHick Then you’re going to head deeper…

TripAdvisor/snorkelingJim …and deeper…

TripAdvisor/gopherhiker …and deeper into the canyon…

TripAdvisor/OhioHick …until you reach your final destination…the Forks of Cascade Canyon.

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The hike to Cascade Canyon starts at the Jenny Lake Trailhead in Grand Teton National Park. You can either take the trail around the south end of Jenny Lake or take the shuttle boat across the lake to the Cascade Canyon Trailhead, located at the West Shore Boat Dock. The boat cuts off about 2 miles each way.

TripAdvisor/AndiS77

The trail starts up through a conifer forest and across Cascade Canyon Creek. Pictured is the bridge before the falls.

TripAdvisor/snorkelingJim

Soon after, you’ll reach the short side trail leading to Hidden Falls. This is an impressive waterfall that sits at the mouth of the canyon. Hidden Falls plunges down around 200’ at multiple levels.

From the falls, the trail becomes very rocky and rugged with a steep ledge as you approach Inspiration Point. Inspiration Point is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the area with views of Jenny Lake and the Gros Ventre Mountains. To get away from the most traveled part of the trail, continue on past Inspiration Point.

TripAdvisor/OhioHick

The next section is the mouth of the canyon and the first of a series of boulder fields.

TripAdvisor/Fishscales44

Be sure to keep an eye out for moose in this section…

…and bears throughout the trail, especially near the huckleberry, thimbleberry and wild raspberry patches.

TripAdvisor/CarrollZahn

Further on, you’ll run into a series of ponds.

Then you’re going to head deeper…

…and deeper…

TripAdvisor/gopherhiker

…and deeper into the canyon…

…until you reach your final destination…the Forks of Cascade Canyon.

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