Middle Aspen Trail

Wyoming

Wyoming

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1.2 mi

Distance

271 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Middle Aspen Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.2 mi
Elevation gain
385 ft
Elevation loss
385 ft
Highest point
8,583 ft
Lowest point
8,299 ft

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About this trail

Middle Aspen Trail is a 1.17-mile out-and-back route in Wyoming managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 360 feet of elevation and is rated as moderate difficulty with an IMBA Blue Square rating.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
8,324 ft
High point
8,583 ft
Total climbing
385 ft
Total descent
385 ft
Steepest stretch
8% grade around mile 0.6 on the way out
Length (round trip)
2.3 mi
Shape
Out and back

Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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