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Whetstone Trail
Wyoming
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Free — you'll pick up right here.
17.2 mi
Distance
2,084 ft
Gain
6h 47m
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 12 h ago · oldest 13 h
caution: Agency alerts
13 active alerts in Bridger-Teton National Forest; most severe: Camping Fees (Forest-wide)
USFSPosted Jun 10, 1988 · checked 13 h ago
clear: Weather
Clear, high 69°F / low 32°F, 20% precip — 92/100 for hike
OpenWeather12 h ago
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Why you'll love it
Teton Wilderness wilderness
Big climb
Out & back
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Whetstone Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 17.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,084 ft
- Highest point
- 9,131 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,098 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Teton Wilderness
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Whetstone Trail is a hiking trail in Wyoming, 17.23 miles and 2,084 feet of elevation gain. It is managed by the Forest Service.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 9,131 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 17 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Teton Wilderness · Wilderness
- Blackrock Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bridger-Teton National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Blackrock Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Camping Restrictions (Jackson & Blackrock Ranger Districts)
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Teton Wilderness (Blackrock Ranger District)
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Moss Lake TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Pacific Creek TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Pacific Creek CampgroundCamping1.4 mi
- Pacific Creek 8Camping2.1 mi
- Gravel Creek TrailHiking2.5 mi
- Pacific Creek 3Camping3.3 mi
- Pacific CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
- Pilgrim CreekCanoeing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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