Zig Zag Trail
- 7.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,177 ft
- climb
- 8,881 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 4 h ago
Is Zig Zag Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Shoshone National Forest.
Morrison Jeep Trail
Agency alert covering Shoshone National Forest · USFS · Shoshone National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Shoshone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Zig Zag Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back hike in the Washakie Wilderness, part of the Greybull Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is accessible, with a natural surface. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. The route gains about 1,177 feet, from a low of 7,853 feet to a high of 8,881 feet. It is rated hard, so plan for a steady climb over the course of the trip. Several other trails sit within a couple of miles, including the Vick Creek Cut-Across Trail, the Greybull River Highwater Trail and the Greybull River Trail. Jack Creek Campground is about 2.9 miles away for an overnight base.
- Vick Creek Cut-Across TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Greybull River Highwater TrailHiking1.8 mi
- WarhouseHiking1.8 mi
- Greybull River TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Jack Creek CampgroundCamping2.9 mi
- Anderson CreekCanoeing3.6 mi
Greybull RiverCanoeingPhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.2 mi- Venus CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Greybull River Highwater TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Haymaker Cut-Across TrailHiking · ~6 min drive
- NORTH FORK ANDERSON CREEK TRAIHiking · ~9 min drive
- WarhouseHiking · ~3 min drive
- Anderson CreekHiking · ~11 min drive
- North Fork Anderson Creek TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Greybull River TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Dick Creek Lakes TrailHiking · ~23 min drive
- Boulder Cr TrailHiking · ~14 min drive
- Anderson Creek TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Greybull RiverCanoeing · ~12 min drivePhoto: James St. John, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Francs PeakSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Ralph Maughan, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Deer Creek CampgroundCamping · ~20 min drivePhoto: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Thomas ReservoirLake fishing · ~24 min drive
