Ditch
Wyoming
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.3 mi
Distance
912 ft
Gain
50 min
Time
Conditions: Caution
for hike, todayAgency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 20 h ago · oldest 20 h
caution: Agency alerts
4 active alerts in Bighorn National Forest; most severe: Forest Special Order 02-02-24-02 Occupancy and Use Camping Regulations
USFSPosted Mar 18, 2024 · checked 20 h ago
clear: Weather
Clouds, high 69°F / low 33°F, 0% precip — 98/100 for hike
OpenWeather20 h ago
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Ditch
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 912 ft
- Elevation loss
- 912 ft
- Highest point
- 8,501 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,092 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Ditch is a 2.34-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 129 feet of elevation gain and 515 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows a straightforward out-and-back route.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,501 ft
- Total climbing
- 912 ft
- Total descent
- 912 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 19% grade around mile 0.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 2.3 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Powder River Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bighorn National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Powder River Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Forest Special Order 02-02-01-25-02 West Tensleep Corridor
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Seven BrothersHiking1 mi
- Hunter CampgroundCamping1.3 mi
- Elk LakeHiking1.4 mi
- Middle ForkCamping3.6 mi
- South Clear CreekCanoeing4.6 mi
- South Fork CampgroundRock climbing5 mi
- Lost Twin LakesRock climbing8.2 mi
- Mosier GulchRiver fishing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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