After 6.2 miles, you will arrive to Holly Lake at an elevation of 9,450 feet. and no sleeping overnight allowed many places, for example, not in the first 4+ miles of the Cascade Canyon trail, or the first 6+ miles of the Paintbrush. Climb 1.7 miles south to the end of the maintained trail on 10,680-foot Avalanche Divide. The route crests the exposed and rocky Paintbrush Divide at 10,720 feet after 7.3 miles and then declines into Cascade Canyon. This strenuous 19 mile loop takes you up Paintbrush Canyon, over Paintbrush Divide to Lake Solitude, and back out Cascade Canyon. Trail obstacles include steps, exposed roots and rocks, narrow sections, and steep switchbacks. The next day: Take a layover day and hike to two alpine lakes (it’s a 7.4-mile out-and-back). Lake Solitude is a very strenuous, 18.3 mi (29.5 km) RT out and back hike with 2,910 ft (890 m) of elevation gain with an average slope of 8. Alternatively, if you have multiple cars in your group, you can park one at each end of the trail. The trail steadily climbs the whole way up Paintbrush Canyon at 4,900 feet, but if you camp you will gain this over a two day period. Campsites in the upper reaches of South Fork Cascade Canyon. On your way out, be sure to spend some time on the shores of Leigh Lake - it is a beautiful destination in its own right! The descent from Holly Lake is 6.1 miles to the Leigh Lake/String Lake trailhead, where we had arranged a ride to shuttle us back to Teton Village for about $100. We will be able to be at the Rangers Station the day before to hopefully get a walk-up permit. The final day is here! You’ll likely wake up feeling sore but refreshed - this is it! Deep into day 3, I remember feeling so relieved to be nearing the end of the hike, but when I woke on day 4 I was quite bummed to be heading out of the backcountry on that day… I felt revived and like I was just getting started! Again, this is a popular day-hiking area, so you likely won’t enjoy the same solitude you did earlier in your journey. Answer 1 of 2: We (3 of us) are hoping to get a backcountry camping permit somewhere along the Paintbrush Divide/Cascade Canyon loop on Sept 11. There are better early season alternatives in the Northeastern Wind Rivers of the Shoshone National Forests Fitzpatrick Wilderness and the southern Gros Ventre.
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