Worthen Meadow Campground
Campground
Campground · 5.4 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Mountain biking · Near Lander
Middle Fork Trail
- 3.5 mi
- round trip
- 1,432 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
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Middle Fork Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back mountain biking route in Wyoming's Popo Agie Wilderness, within the Washakie Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail starts at about 9,500 feet, rising to a high point of 9,510 feet before returning to the same elevation. The climb is steady, with a total gain and loss of about 1,432 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 2.4 miles in, where the grade reaches 11 percent. The route is rated easy, and the climb is spread out over the full length of the trail. The closest neighbor is Stough Creek Cutoff, a hike just 0.1 mile away, and Ice Lakes is about 1.2 miles off. For an overnight stay, Worthen Meadow Campground sits roughly 5.4 miles away. Climbers can head to Lost Temple Spire, about 6.4 miles from the trail.
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