South Fork North Horse Creek

Wyoming

Wyoming

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2.5 mi

Distance

1,570 ft

Gain

1h 17m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Bridger-Teton 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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Through-trail
Out & back

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South Fork North Horse Creek

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,570 ft
Elevation loss
1,570 ft
Highest point
9,575 ft
Lowest point
9,220 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Dogs
unknown
Bikes
no

About this trail

South Fork North Horse Creek is a 4.94-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 1,570 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 9,575 feet.

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The climb

Starts at
9,220 ft
High point
9,575 ft
Total climbing
1,570 ft
Total descent
1,570 ft
Steepest stretch
20% grade right from the start
Length (round trip)
4.9 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

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

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Darwin Rch, WY weather station, 40 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan26° high-6° low
  2. Feb29° high-4° low
  3. Mar36° high5° low
  4. Apr43° high16° low
  5. May54° high26° low
  6. Jun64° high32° low
  7. Jul72° high35° low
  8. Aug71° high34° low
  9. Sep62° high28° low
  10. Oct48° high19° low
  11. Nov35° high6° low
  12. Dec25° high-5° low

The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Big Piney Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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