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Leather Pool – Fountain Paint Pot Basin loop from West Yellowstone

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Bike touring routes & trails
United States
Wyoming
Teton County

Leather Pool – Fountain Paint Pot Basin loop from West Yellowstone

Hard

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(9698)

9,699

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Leather Pool – Fountain Paint Pot Basin loop from West Yellowstone

05:07

84.5km

400m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 27, 2025

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.4 km for 193 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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28.2 km

Leather Pool

Highlight • Natural Monument

Leather Pool is a hot spring located in Yellowstone National Park's Lower Geyser Basin. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake Earthquake, it maintained a temperature of approximately 139.3°F (59.6°C) and …

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2

28.4 km

Fountain Paint Pots

Highlight • Natural Monument

Well visible from the bike saddle straight off the main Grand Loop Road, but worth getting off and parking or walking the bike for a few dozen yards along the trails.

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3

42.9 km

Old Faithful Inn

Highlight • Historical Site

This historical building is considered a monument of the Yellowstone Park. Built in wood back in the earlies 1900's, the architecture is just amazing and once you get inside it's breathtaking!

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4

52.2 km

Steel Bridge Pool & Fairy Falls Trailhead on Fountain Flat Drive

Highlight • Trail

Hot spring pools along Firehole River at the solid steel bridge marking the south trailhead for the bike trail on Fountain Flat Drive. The trail is wide and only busy …

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5

53.4 km

Grand Prismatic Spring & Excelsior Geyser Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Under construction when these photos were taken but meanwhile finished, a new official trail stretches for 0.5 mile, climbs 105 feet and brings you to a fantastic overlook of Grand …

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6

53.8 km

Fountain Freight Road Bike Trail (Fairy Falls Trail)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail offers pristine, fine gravel roads that run through the National Park providing car-free views of the top tourist attractions!

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7

76.1 km

Rest Area in Madison River Meadow

Highlight • Rest Area

Short rest area loop along the Madison River often with good opportunities to see some of the park's large resident buffalo herd

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8

76.8 km

Madison River Valley

Highlight • River

Short rest area loop along the Madison River often with good opportunities to see some of the park's large moose and buffalo herds

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84.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.3 km

6.33 km

1.52 km

1.22 km

186 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

76.0 km

5.98 km

1.38 km

721 m

314 m

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Highest point (2,240 m)

Lowest point (2,050 m)

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