Pennock Mountain Trail
- 5.6 mi
- round trip
- 845 ft
- climb
- 10,024 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Pennock Mountain Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Pennock Mountain Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back hike in the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District of Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail rises from a low point of 9,127 feet to a high point of 10,024 feet, with an elevation gain of 845 feet. The route is rated moderate, and its natural surface makes it suitable for horses and bikes. The climb is spread across the full length of the trail, and the route is open year round. For an overnight base, Lincoln Park Campground lies about 10 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Deer Haven RV Park11 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Dipper LakeHiking · ~27 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Heart Lake TrailHiking · ~28 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Quealy Lake TrailHiking · ~27 min drive
- Medicine Bow Peak TrailHiking · ~31 min drive
- Lakes TrailHiking · ~31 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Tie HackHiking · ~28 min drive
- Tipple TrailHiking · ~31 min drive
- Main Line TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
- Lost-Glacier LakesHiking · ~32 min drive
- Crater Lake TrailHiking · ~30 min drive
Also worth it near here
Lincoln Park CampgroundCamping · ~16 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Saratoga LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
Elk MountainSummit · ~17 min drivePhoto: Milonica, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North Brush CreekCanoeing · ~18 min drive
- Saratoga Hot SpringsHot spring · ~19 min drive
Route details
- Distance
- 5.6 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 845 ft
- Summit
- 10,041 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Time
- About 2.5 hours
Season
Season: Year-round.
Questions about this route
How long is the Pennock Mountain Trail on Pennock Mountain?
About 5.6 mi round trip.
How much elevation gain is on the Pennock Mountain Trail?
About 845 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Pennock Mountain Trail?
It is rated moderate.
How long does the Pennock Mountain Trail take?
About 2.5 hours round trip.
When is the best time for the Pennock Mountain Trail?
Year-round.
Conditions and forecast on Pennock Mountain
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
