Tipple Trail
- 4.1 mi
- round trip
- 332 ft
- climb
- 10,701 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Tipple 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.
Tipple Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back hike in the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming. It starts at the Tipple Trail Trailhead, where the parking is labeled "TIPPLE TRAIL," and it is managed by the Forest Service. The trail runs on natural surface, and bikes are allowed. The route rises about 330 feet from a low point of 10,296 feet to a high of 10,701 feet, making it a moderate climb that works well as a day of hiking close to the trailhead. It is open year-round, so it can be done any time of year. West Lake Marie and the Lake Marie Trail both sit just 0.1 mile away, and the Lakes Trail is under a mile off. For an overnight stay, Sugarloaf Campground is about 2.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Deer Haven RV Park27 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- West Lake MarieLake fishing0.1 mi
- Lake Marie TrailHiking0.1 mi
Lakes TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
Medicine Bow Peak AreaRock climbingPhoto: cogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi- Sugarloaf CampgroundCamping2.3 mi
Silver Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi- North French CreekCanoeing6.4 mi
- The Blue Marble WallRock climbing6.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Lakes TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Dipper LakeHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lost-Glacier LakesHiking · ~5 min drive
- ALBANY TRAILHiking · ~17 min drive
Heart Lake TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Greg Younger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Medicine Bow Peak TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Quealy Lake TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- Lake Marie TrailHiking · Next door
- CottonwoodHiking · ~20 min drive
- Barber LakeHiking · ~10 min drive
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