At 1.5 miles, the Divide Lookout Trail is a short unmarked trail that steadily climbs up a fairly steep ravine to the 8,779-foot-high summit on the Continental Divide.

The fact that the trail parallels the Continental Divide is one of the main reasons for taking this trail, which runs through dense lodgepole and fir forest that prevents any views along the way.

The trail ends on a flat summit in the clearing in the woods, completely surrounded by tall trees, a site of the now dismantled Divide Lookout fire watchtower.

Occasional gaps in the forest allow for a restricted but lovely view of Mount Sheridan and Shoshone Lake. The trailhead can be found at the large pullout between Old Faithful and West Thumb.

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