Jackson Hole, Wyoming’s Paintbrush/Cascade Canyon Loop: Grand Teton National Park & Lake Solitude 4K 

Thank you. This is one of our favorite hikes - certainly our favorite day hike in the Tetons. Take care. 👍

Fantastic! Happy trails.

One of the best hikes in the Rocky Mountain West. Thank you for the comment.

Glad you enjoyed it. Happy trails.

This is probably our favorite day hike in Wyoming. Lake solitude is worth the trek - thank you for the comment. Happy trails!

Glad you were able to visit this trail!

Thank you. Enjoy the trails.

One of the best

Very cool - thank you

@@nolanventures473 I lived and worked in the park during the summers while I was in school at Bozeman. It was a different time. Both places have been destroyed by population growth and development. Breaks my heart.

Yeah...it takes it out of you! Solid work getting it done. 👊

May is a chilly month to be there. I agree that it is one of the best hiking loops in all of the Rocky Mountains!

Enjoy it!

Enjoy and happy trails!

It’s one of our favorites…or maybe our favorite hike.

Thank you!

One of our favorite day hikes in GTNP. Thank you for the comment. Happy trails!

Do what you can…and enjoy what you do. That is all there is. Cascade is a great canyon! Well done! Happy trails.

Thanks

Wyoming is amazing. Thanks for watching! Enjoy the trails.

Over 20 miles y’all did in 12 hours! I’d had to have pitched a tent somewhere lol! That’s some hard hiking right there! Damn!!

Enjoy the mountains.

Just pushed through it.

Amazing how things have changed. Thanks for letting us know what it was like back then! It is an amazing hike with amazing views. We can’t wait to get back out there. Thanks for the comment and enjoy the wilderness!

I did this hike in 1978 in my early 20's with a friend. We decided to take this hike casually without any planning had taken off without any water and 1 candy bar each! I did have a Pentax ME with 3 rolls of Kodachrome 25. We took the cascade canyon route into Lake Solitude and were hardly winded, and the views were just out of this world! Being so excited, we decided to do the loop back climbing up from Lake Solitude to the Paintbrush Canyon String Lake route. We were so dehydrated by the time we got back that to the car parked in the Jenny Lake parking lot that the only thing I remember vaguely is Holly Lake! I also remember drinking a whole 6 pack of fruit punch in 5 minutes. So much for being young.

Thank you!

Thank you. Enjoy the trails

Thanks for watching and for the comment. Enjoy the wilderness!

This part of the Teton range is amazing. Enjoy and thanks for watching!

We love this hike - thank you

Thank you for the kind comment. Enjoy the wilderness!

Yeah...usually big snow up there til late July. 👊

Thanks for the comment and for watching. The wife is in great shape. She waits for me from time to time. 😂

We also live at high altitude...so that helps.

Thanks for watching and the comment. Jackson is very accessible to us - just a few hour drive. Typically carry a .44 in grizz country along with bear spray.

Definitely study the maps. We use a garmin gps on all of our hikes because phones and service are unreliable in the backcountry.

Black diamond ice axes. We use an off brand version of Kahtoola ice cleats. We don’t save our hikes on all-trails but just post the videos. We have been up cascade in June and we were post holing a mile before lake solitude. I would wait til the end of July or August for the entire loop.

If you come by String Lake ask for Lola and Rush. We will be volunteering there all summer.

Mostly trails. In fact - very good trails 99% of the time in late July or August.

We took our time and I think it was around 11ish hours. Certainly can be done faster…but why? 😂 it’s too good to hurry through. This is our favorite day hike in the Teton range.

@@nolanventures473 - Much appreciated!

@@henryramireziii8661 I did it in 9 hrs by myself. I had two weeks before done Cascade Canyun to Lake Solitude so I was able to zip on back from the top without doing alot of stopping. Make sure you take the horse trail back which is just near inspiration point. It will save you a few steps.

This one was a GoPro 7 black. Thank you!

MSR mini works - highly recommend it. We also carry a steri-pen for backup. www.msrgear.com/water-treatment/filters-and-purifiers/miniworks-ex-microfilter/56425.html

Took us 12 hours. But we stopped plenty to filter water, have lunch, and take in the amazing views. Didn’t want to rush through this loop.

We live in the Rockies so we had little trouble. Be prepared physically and maybe more importantly…mentally. Stay hydrated.

August. We try to avoid crowds and that includes boat rides. We would rather hike a bit more and have some solitude. So we started and ended at the string lake trailhead.

This was in early August. May is way too early. Probably not passable until July, and that is a maybe. The ranger stations have good info because it all depends on the snowpack and it is different each year. Check with them but May is a no go for this hike. Paintbrush divide is over 10,000 feet. Thanks for watching and enjoy the trails.

@@nolanventures473 Good to know, thank you!

You can access the loop from Jenny Lake. We started at sunrise and finished in about 10 hours. But we take our time. We typically do this hike in late July or august. We do this so the snow has a chance to melt. Doing it in May will be a challenge or not advised or impossible. The snow is deep and stays in places all year. Depending on your skill level it might not work that early. Check with the ranger station before you plan this hike. Enjoy the trails!

@@nolanventures473 awesome this is a huge help and will same me a lot of time LOL. Thanks so much for the insight

I was in the parking lot when still dark, drinking last bit of coffee & waited until a lil sun light came out. Did this last week of September. Best hike I ever done

11.5 hours. We stopped to filter water several times and were trying to enjoy the trail without pushing the pace. Ate lunch at Lake Solitude, and took several breaks to rest and take pictures and video. Plenty of folks do it in less time than us. We typically like to take our time. Thanks for the question and enjoy!

Yeah, I think that's totally a personal preference. The trails in the Tetons are not what we would consider "rugged" They are well defined amazing trail systems. We have found that when doing long distance day hikes, the Hoka and Nike trail shoes we wear are fantastic to minimize fatigue and have surprisingly great support. Our ice cleats fit over our trail shoes easily also. If we are in a wilderness area without trails, then we wear hiking boots.

Agreed. Good trail shoes have great tread and are much more hiker friendly on long well established trails. If off trail, in muddy conditions, or lots of snow - then hiking boots are better. But I would always prefer top quality trail shoes over hiking boots if conditions permit. But it is personal preference.

Thank you. Why do you like the trail shoes better? Maybe i should try some. Oh and i enjoy these videos. Im headed to tetons on saturday.

Much easier to hike long distances in top-quality trail shoes. Over 15 to 20 miles it makes a huge difference. They typically fit better than boots, are lighter, less clunky, provide more cushion, just as much tread, and provide a more athletic fit. I have done long hikes in good boots and good trail shoes. I reserve boots for wet/snowy conditions and off trail.

It is definitely personal preference. I've backpacked and hiked hundreds of miles on trails including the AT, JMT, CT, as well as trails like this one including Medicine Bow etc.... trail shoes are 100% my go to. Many many years ago used to wear boots... no more. For me, trail shoes are without question superior. Lighter, as good if not better grip, dry faster when wet, and plenty of support. I wear Altras. Love em!

Took us about 10 - 11 hours. We take our time and take lots of pictures and filter water along the way. In our opinion it’s the best day hike in GTNP. Need to do it later in the summer due to snow in the high country…depending on the year.

We did. Up paintbrush and down cascade. Done both…like this better. Enjoy the trails.

@@nolanventures473 thank you! gonna be conquering that loop in 2 weeks

It’s a great one. Enjoy!