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Montana
Bacon Rind Creek Trail
2.1 mi
Distance
422 ft
Gain
56 min
Time
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Inside Yellowstone National Park
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Bacon Rind Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 422 ft
- Elevation loss
- 422 ft
- Highest point
- 7,310 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,128 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Bacon Rind Creek Trail is a 2.12-mile out-and-back hike in Montana with 448 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a creek and returns via the same path it went out on.
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