You could also take the shuttle to this point and complete half the loop. If you have had enough, you can take the Jenny Lake shuttle back to the trailhead/ parking lot. At the 4.9-mile/ 7.9km mark, you get to the West Shore boat dock. You can take this if you also want to do the String Lake loop.Ĭontinue straight to follow the Jenny Lake loop. The junction to the main String Lake trail is off the right another 0.8 miles/ 1.3km along. This side trail takes you a bridge about 0.5 miles/ 800 m away that then connects to String Lake. You hit this after about 2.6 miles/ 4.1 km as you get to the junction of the String Lake Outlet. You will see a large sloped area that was burned by fire in 1999. In the early morning, the surface of the lake is often as still and clear as a mirror, so there are perfect reflections of the mountains in the lake. There are plenty of incredible views of the Cathedral Group and Cascade Canyon from this part of the trail. It is fairly flat through woods here, though there are a couple of small hills. To go counterclockwise, start near the boat dock area and head north along the eastern shore of the lake. The hike goes around the entire Jenny Lake, the second-largest lake in Grand Teton NP.
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