Maxon Basin Cutoff
Wyoming
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
600 ft
Gain
30 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Shoshone National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Maxon Basin Cutoff
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 600 ft
- Elevation loss
- 600 ft
- Highest point
- 8,218 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,873 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Maxon Basin Cutoff is a 2.6-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 600 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,218 feet.
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