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Wyoming
Shelf Lakes Trail
2.6 mi
Distance
102 ft
Gain
56 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
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Why you'll love it
Out & back
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Shelf Lakes Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 102 ft
- Highest point
- 11,009 ft
- Lowest point
- 10,861 ft
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About this trail
Shelf Lakes Trail is a 2.65-mile out-and-back hike in Wyoming with 102 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward path to the lakes.
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