Colorado · Hiking

Wyoming Trail

Wyoming TrailPhoto: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
17.7 mi
round trip
2,830 ft
climb
11,148 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Wyoming Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. It doesn't name Wyoming Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Wyoming Trail is a hard hike of about 17.7 miles on natural surface in the Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is rated hard. The route is an out-and-back, with a low point of about 8,082 feet and a high of about 11,148 feet, and it gains about 2,830 feet in elevation one way. Horses are allowed on the trail, which makes it an option for riders as well as hikers. The closest neighbors are the Gilpin and Mica Basin hikes, both within about a mile. Seedhouse Campground sits about 3.4 miles away, and the South Fork Elk River offers canoeing about 3.6 miles off.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

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