Venus Basin Trail
- 21.3 mi
- round trip
- 2,520 ft
- climb
- 10,216 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
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Venus Basin Trail is a 21.3-mile out-and-back hike in Wyoming's Washakie Wilderness, part of the Greybull Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest. The trail climbs from a low point of 8,257 feet to a high of 10,216 feet, with a total elevation gain of 2,520 feet. It is a hard route, and the Forest Service manages the land. The trail is accessible and has a natural surface. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. The trip is open year-round. Nearby, the Haymaker Cut-Across Trail lies about a mile away. Anderson Creek and the Anderson Creek Trail are both roughly 3 miles off, and Jack Creek Campground is about 6.5 miles away.
- Haymaker Cut-Across TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Anderson CreekCanoeing2.7 mi
- EleanorHiking2.9 mi
- Anderson Creek TrailHiking2.9 mi
- Francs ForkHiking3 mi
- Venus CreekCanoeing3.4 mi
Greybull RiverCanoeingPhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.1 mi- Jack Creek CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Haymaker Cut-Across TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Anderson Creek TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- North Fork Anderson Creek TrailHiking · ~5 min drive
- HORSE CREEK TRAILHiking · ~22 min drive
- Anderson CreekHiking · ~7 min drive
- Francs ForkHiking · ~5 min drive
- NORTH FORK ANDERSON CREEK TRAIHiking · ~5 min drive
- Dick Creek Lakes TrailHiking · ~23 min drive
- South Fork Anderson Creek TraiHiking · ~5 min drive
- Steer Creek TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Greybull RiverCanoeing · ~7 min drivePhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Francs PeakSummit · ~12 min drivePhoto: Ralph Maughan, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Deer Creek CampgroundCamping · ~22 min drivePhoto: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Forest Service Road 654Cross-country skiing · ~30 min drive
