Granite Loop Trail

Wyoming

Wyoming

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8.8 mi

Distance

708 ft

Gain

3h 16m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Shoshone National Forest

    3 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

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness wilderness
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
8.8 mi
Elevation gain
708 ft
Highest point
8,869 ft
Lowest point
8,162 ft
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Directions & GPX

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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service
Wilderness area
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Bikes
Not allowed
Horses
Allowed
Surface
Natural
Accessibility
Accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)

Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)

About this trail

Granite Loop Trail is an 8.76-mile out-and-back hike in Wyoming with 708 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows an out-and-back pattern and is managed by the Forest Service.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
8,869 ft
Length (round trip)
8.8 mi
Shape
Out and back

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

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Shoshone 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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