Wyoming · Cross-country skiing · Near Laramie

Summit Loop

0.1 mi
round trip
22 ft
climb
8,812 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.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Summit Loop is a short cross-country ski route in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It is a flat, out-and-back loop of about 0.28 miles, with only a 22-foot rise and fall over the course, and it is rated hard. The high point sits at 8,812 feet, with the low at 8,804 feet. Winter is the season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie, which sits well below the loop, show January highs around 33°F and lows near 12°F. The station's figures are for lower ground, so expect cooler temperatures up at the loop. Miner's Loop and Browns Landing Trail both lie about 0.1 mile away. Beehive Buttress, a climbing area, is about 0.4 mile off, and Pole Creek Group Campground is about 1.5 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Pole Creek Group Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Jersey Mike's Subs

    Fast food

    On your way back · 9 mi

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