There are at least 429 named trails in Wyoming according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Board of Geographic Names. A trail is defined as: "Route for passage from one point to another; does not include roads or highways (jeep trail, path, ski trail)." [1]
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho and Montana. The state population was estimated at 577,737 in 2018, which is less than 31 of the most populous U.S. cities including Denver in neighboring Colorado. Cheyenne is the state capital and the most populous city, with an estimated population of 63,624 in 2017.
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- Albany County, Wyoming
- Brady Rock Trail, 41°12′5″N105°21′09″W / 41.20139°N 105.35250°W , el. 8,159 feet (2,487 m) [2]
- Buford Trail, 41°09′5″N105°19′08″W / 41.15139°N 105.31889°W , el. 8,005 feet (2,440 m) [3]
- Circle Trail, 41°21′5″N106°17′33″W / 41.35139°N 106.29250°W , el. 10,810 feet (3,290 m) [4]
- Horse Creek Trail, 41°17′5″N105°22′25″W / 41.28472°N 105.37361°W , el. 8,094 feet (2,467 m) [5]
- Lakes Trail, 41°20′5″N106°19′04″W / 41.33472°N 106.31778°W , el. 10,682 feet (3,256 m) [6]
- Lincoln Trail, 41°13′5″N105°25′52″W / 41.21806°N 105.43111°W , el. 8,524 feet (2,598 m) [7]
- Overland Trail, 41°29′5″N106°01′20″W / 41.48472°N 106.02222°W , el. 7,661 feet (2,335 m) [8]
- Overland Trail, 41°05′5″N105°31′44″W / 41.08472°N 105.52889°W , el. 7,621 feet (2,323 m) [9]
- Pole Mountain Trail, 41°14′5″N105°24′44″W / 41.23472°N 105.41222°W , el. 8,884 feet (2,708 m) [10]
- Ridge Camp Trail, 41°20′5″N105°25′49″W / 41.33472°N 105.43028°W , el. 8,448 feet (2,575 m) [11]
- Big Horn County, Wyoming
- Carbon County, Wyoming
- Crook County, Wyoming
- Geis Trail, 44°41′5″N104°19′39″W / 44.68472°N 104.32750°W , el. 4,547 feet (1,386 m) [12]
- Lanning Trail, 44°35′5″N104°19′48″W / 44.58472°N 104.33000°W , el. 4,990 feet (1,520 m) [13]
- Nilson Trail, 44°40′5″N104°20′06″W / 44.66806°N 104.33500°W , el. 4,655 feet (1,419 m) [14]
- Rauth Trail, 44°38′5″N104°24′16″W / 44.63472°N 104.40444°W , el. 4,760 feet (1,450 m) [15]
- Simmons Trail, 44°38′5″N104°25′34″W / 44.63472°N 104.42611°W , el. 4,780 feet (1,460 m) [16]
- Table Mountain Trail, 44°36′5″N104°18′32″W / 44.60139°N 104.30889°W , el. 4,797 feet (1,462 m) [17]
- Fremont County, Wyoming
- Hot Springs County, Wyoming
- Rock Creek Trail, 43°47′5″N109°10′30″W / 43.78472°N 109.17500°W , el. 10,971 feet (3,344 m) [18]
- Wind River Trail, 43°50′5″N109°03′18″W / 43.83472°N 109.05500°W , el. 10,043 feet (3,061 m) [19]
- Wind River Trail, 43°48′5″N109°13′23″W / 43.80139°N 109.22306°W , el. 8,868 feet (2,703 m) [20]
Rock Creek Trail is in the northern Gore Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Summit County. Rock Creek Trail is north of Interstate 70, west of Highway 9, north of Silverthorne.
- Johnson County, Wyoming
- Angeline Trail, 44°18′5″N107°03′43″W / 44.30139°N 107.06194°W , el. 9,698 feet (2,956 m) [21]
- Bozeman Trail, 44°00′5″N106°26′35″W / 44.00139°N 106.44306°W , el. 4,803 feet (1,464 m) [22]
- Cash Trail, 43°52′5″N106°54′06″W / 43.86806°N 106.90167°W , el. 6,719 feet (2,048 m) [23]
- Penrose Park Trail, 44°31′5″N107°04′04″W / 44.51806°N 107.06778°W , el. 8,245 feet (2,513 m) [24]
The Bozeman Trail was an overland route connecting the gold rush territory of Montana to the Oregon Trail. Its most important period was from 1863–68. Despite its name, "the major part of the route in Wyoming used by all Bozeman Trail travelers in 1864 was pioneered by Allen Hurlbut". Many miles of the Bozeman Trail in present Montana followed the tracks of Bridger Trail, opened by Jim Bridger in 1864. The flow of pioneers and settlers through territory of American Indians provoked their resentment and caused attacks. The challengers to the route were newly arrived Lakotas and their Indian allies, the Arapahoe and the Cheyenne. The United States put emphasis on a right to "establish roads, military and other posts" as described in Article 2 in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851. All parties in the conflict had signed that treaty. The Crow Indians held the treaty right to the contested area and had called it their homeland for decades. They sided with the whites. The U.S. Army undertook several military campaigns against the hostile Indians to try to control the trail. Because of its association with frontier history and conflict with American Indians, various segments of the trail are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
- Laramie County, Wyoming
- Lattas Ranch Trail, 41°09′5″N105°18′41″W / 41.15139°N 105.31139°W , el. 7,838 feet (2,389 m) [25]
- Lincoln County, Wyoming
- Emigrant Trail, 41°58′5″N110°11′14″W / 41.96806°N 110.18722°W , el. 6,624 feet (2,019 m) [26]
- Oregon Trail - Lander Cutoff, 42°28′5″N110°49′25″W / 42.46806°N 110.82361°W , el. 7,474 feet (2,278 m) [27]
- Pine Creek Trail, 42°07′5″N110°24′12″W / 42.11806°N 110.40333°W , el. 7,684 feet (2,342 m) [28]
- Smiths Fork Greys River Stock Driveway, 42°28′5″N110°48′33″W / 42.46806°N 110.80917°W , el. 7,516 feet (2,291 m) [29]
- Stewart Trail, 43°04′5″N110°45′54″W / 43.06806°N 110.76500°W , el. 7,657 feet (2,334 m) [30]
- Wyoming Range Trail, 42°48′5″N110°38′12″W / 42.80139°N 110.63667°W , el. 9,951 feet (3,033 m) [31]
- Natrona County, Wyoming
- Bates Hole Stock Trail, 42°35′5″N106°31′00″W / 42.58472°N 106.51667°W , el. 5,695 feet (1,736 m) [32]
- E-k Trail, 43°22′5″N107°16′24″W / 43.36806°N 107.27333°W , el. 8,668 feet (2,642 m) [33]
- Okie Trail, 43°17′5″N107°28′34″W / 43.28472°N 107.47611°W , el. 6,214 feet (1,894 m) [34]
- Park County, Wyoming
- Sheridan County, Wyoming
- Bear Gulch Trail, 44°38′5″N107°07′43″W / 44.63472°N 107.12861°W , el. 5,682 feet (1,732 m) [35]
- Dry Fork Trail, 44°50′5″N107°34′06″W / 44.83472°N 107.56833°W , el. 7,677 feet (2,340 m) [36]
- Dry Fork Trail, 44°55′5″N107°38′17″W / 44.91806°N 107.63806°W , el. 6,657 feet (2,029 m) [37]
- Game Creek Trail, 44°37′5″N107°15′06″W / 44.61806°N 107.25167°W , el. 8,087 feet (2,465 m) [38]
- Little Horn Trail, 44°55′5″N107°41′13″W / 44.91806°N 107.68694°W , el. 5,607 feet (1,709 m) [39]
- Roosevelt Trail, 44°43′5″N107°15′37″W / 44.71806°N 107.26028°W , el. 7,638 feet (2,328 m) [40]
- Stockwell Trail, 44°33′5″N107°03′09″W / 44.55139°N 107.05250°W , el. 7,766 feet (2,367 m) [41]
- Story Penrose Trail, 44°33′5″N106°57′36″W / 44.55139°N 106.96000°W , el. 6,808 feet (2,075 m) [42]
- Tepee Trail, 44°37′5″N107°08′56″W / 44.61806°N 107.14889°W , el. 7,395 feet (2,254 m) [43]
- Wolf Creek Trail, 44°43′5″N107°20′00″W / 44.71806°N 107.33333°W , el. 8,169 feet (2,490 m) [44]
Albany County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 36,299. Its county seat is Laramie, the site of the University of Wyoming. Its south border lies on the northern Colorado state line.
The Overland Trail was a stagecoach and wagon trail in the American West during the 19th century. While portions of the route had been used by explorers and trappers since the 1820s, the Overland Trail was most heavily used in the 1860s as an alternative route to the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails through central Wyoming. The Overland Trail was famously used by the Overland Stage Company owned by Ben Holladay to run mail and passengers to Salt Lake City, Utah, via stagecoaches in the early 1860s. Starting from Atchison, Kansas, the trail descended into Colorado before looping back up to southern Wyoming and rejoining the Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger. The stage line operated until 1869 when the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad eliminated the need for mail service via Thais' stagecoach.
Big Horn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 11,668. The county seat is Basin. Its north boundary abuts the south boundary of Montana.
- Sublette County, Wyoming
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Canyon Road Trail, 41°00′5″N109°26′54″W / 41.00139°N 109.44833°W , el. 6,460 feet (1,970 m) [45]
- Emigrant Trail, 41°54′5″N109°47′36″W / 41.90139°N 109.79333°W , el. 6,325 feet (1,928 m) [46]
- Emigrant Trail, 42°15′5″N109°49′11″W / 42.25139°N 109.81972°W , el. 7,067 feet (2,154 m) [47]
- Emigrant Trail, 42°15′5″N109°14′34″W / 42.25139°N 109.24278°W , el. 6,847 feet (2,087 m) [48]
- Overland Trail, 41°37′5″N108°45′17″W / 41.61806°N 108.75472°W , el. 6,558 feet (1,999 m) [49]
- Teton County, Wyoming
- Uinta County, Wyoming
- Emigrant Trail, 41°09′5″N111°01′05″W / 41.15139°N 111.01806°W , el. 6,955 feet (2,120 m) [50]
- Emigrant Trail, 41°09′5″N110°58′44″W / 41.15139°N 110.97889°W , el. 6,972 feet (2,125 m) [51]
- Emigrant Trail, 41°28′5″N110°27′40″W / 41.46806°N 110.46111°W , el. 6,624 feet (2,019 m) [52]
- Emigrant Trail, 41°30′5″N110°07′56″W / 41.50139°N 110.13222°W , el. 6,443 feet (1,964 m) [53]
- Emigrant Trail, 41°10′5″N110°46′00″W / 41.16806°N 110.76667°W , el. 7,713 feet (2,351 m) [54]
