Lava Loop Trail

Hiking trails & Routes

Bonneville County

Lava Loop Trail

Easy

hikers

Lava Loop Trail

00:25

1.62km

10m

Hiking

Located very close to the Craters of the Moon National Monument, the Lava Loop Trail is well hidden within the Hells Half Acre Wilderness Study Area. What's special about the circular tour: You follow a series of blue wooden posts through a pathless, rough landscape of cooled lava. A fantastic…

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Last updated: March 19, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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27 m

Lava Trailhead & Twentymile Rock

Highlight • Trail

The remote trailhead has a nice picnic area with benches, a bbq and a roof for some shade. You can take a hike into the vast lava landscape by following …

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316 m

Lava Loop Trail

Highlight • Trail

The 1.5-mile loop trail is something special. Out here, you are allowed to hiked on the ancient lava beds and explore as far as you like. To follow the loop, …

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626 m

Cracks in the lava

Highlight • Natural Monument

Along the Lava Loop you will explore different shapes of lava rock. At this location, the lava cracked open, leaving gaps big and small in the rugged surface.

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1.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.58 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.41 km

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

27°C

4°C

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Comments

February 7, 2025

Located very close to the Craters of the Moon National Monument, the Lava Loop Trail is well hidden within the Hells Half Acre Wilderness Study Area. What's special about the circular tour: You follow a series of blue wooden posts through a pathless, rough landscape of cooled lava. A fantastic little

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