Tie City Campground
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Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
Wyoming · Cross-country skiing · Near Laramie
Phil's Pholly
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 40 ft
- climb
- 8,722 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
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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.
Phil's Pholly is a short, easy cross-country ski outing in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The route is just over half a mile long, with a total climb of about 40 feet, and it makes an out-and-back trip from the starting point. Winter is the natural season for skis here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie show January highs around 33°F with lows near 12°F, and the station sits well below the route, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. Summer is milder, with July highs averaging about 81°F. The Lower UW Trail and Upper UW Loop both start within about a tenth of a mile, and Tie City Campground is about 0.6 miles away. For climbing, Beehive Buttress is roughly 1.4 miles off.
Around this trail
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Fast food
On your way back · 8 mi
If it rainsCogdogblog, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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- Aspen TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Tie City CampgroundCamping0.6 mi
- Pole Creek Group CampgroundCamping0.8 mi
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Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Ridge TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Tie City LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- Upper UW LoopCross-country skiing · Next door
- Meadow TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Alder TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
- Lower UW TrailCross-country skiing · Next door
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Best time to visit Phil's Pholly
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 12°
7 wet
Feb
35° / 15°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 21°
8 wet
Apr
51° / 28°
11 wet
May
60° / 36°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 46°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 52°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 31°
8 wet
Nov
43° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
34° / 14°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laramie 4se, WY, 6.2 mi away at 7,390 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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