Worthen Meadow Campground
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Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Hiking · Popo Agie Wilderness · Near Lander
Middle Fork
- 19.1 mi
- round trip
- 1,834 ft
- climb
- 10,331 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
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Middle Fork is a hard, out-and-back hike of about 19 miles in the Popo Agie Wilderness, part of the Washakie Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. The trail climbs from a low point of about 8,484 feet to a high point of about 10,331 feet, giving it a total elevation gain of roughly 1,834 feet. The route is a natural-surface trail that is accessible only by foot and horse. The Forest Service lists it as not accessible, and horses are allowed. It is open year-round. The Twin Lakes (Buzz Lakes) and Hudson Meadow hikes both sit within a few tenths of a mile. Worthen Meadow Campground is about 2.3 miles away, and the Middle Popo Agie River, a canoeing route, is about 3.2 miles off.
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