Wyoming · Hiking

Shelf Lakes Trail

2.7 mi
round trip
102 ft
climb
11,009 ft
high point
Out and back
route

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Shelf Lakes Trail is an easy 2.65-mile out-and-back hike in the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is short and gentle, with a total elevation gain of about 100 feet, and it sits at an elevation of roughly 10,800 to 11,000 feet. The route is on natural surface, and bikes are allowed. It makes a straightforward outing for a day on foot or on a mountain bike. Several other destinations lie close by. Lost-Glacier Lakes is about 0.9 miles away, and Gap Lakes is about 1.1 miles away. Sugarloaf Campground is about 1.4 miles off, and the Medicine Bow Peak Trail is a similar distance.

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