About trails in Carbon County, Wyoming

Carbon County has 62 named trails on the map, covering 258 miles in total, an average of 4.2 miles per trail. That is the 8th largest mapped trail network among 20 counties in Wyoming. 40 of them are tagged for hiking and 5 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is TransAmerica Trail (Wyoming), at 79.2 miles. 9 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 21 trailheads, 77 campsites, and 21 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Encampment, Ryan Park, and Arlington.

What the trails in Carbon County are like

By length, 25 are under a mile, 28 run 1 to 5 miles, and 9 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Encampment River Trail, at 31.2 miles.

Of the 23 with a difficulty rating, 22 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 62 with measured elevation, Encampment River Trail climbs the most, about 10,290 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

258Total miles

77Campsites

21Boat launches

21Trailheads

TransAmerica Trail (Wyoming)MTB79.2 mi Encampment River TrailHike31.2 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeMTB24.2 mi CDT hmgXX Old routeHike23.2 mi Rock Creek TrailHike7.4 mi Huston Park Trail/CDTHike6.7 mi cdtHike6.5 mi Shirley Mountain Loop Road5.3 mi Sheep Lake TrailHike5.2 mi Teddy Creek Spur 1A RoadHike4.2 mi Deer Creek RoadHikeMTB3.8 mi Ernie LoopHike3.6 mi Green Ridge Trail3.1 mi Slash Ridge LoopHike2.9 mi North Savery Loop Road2.6 mi Huston Park TrailHike2.4 mi Continental Divide TarilHike2.3 mi Pennock Mountain TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Main Line TrailHike2.0 mi Deep Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Crater Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Stanley Park Loop Road1.8 mi Heart Lake TrailHike1.7 mi Green Mountain TrailHike1.7 mi Old Government Trail1.7 mi Arlington Spur 1H RoadHike1.6 mi Divide Trail Road1.6 mi Tie Hack TrailHike1.6 mi FDR 214HikeMTB1.6 mi Cow TrailHike1.5 mi Hog Park TrailHike1.5 mi Sandstone Divide Trail1.4 mi Trail Creek Spur 322 Road1.4 mi Green Mountain Falls TrailHike1.2 mi Fire Trail Road1.1 mi Silver Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Trail Fork Spur C Road1.0 mi Trail Fork Spur A Road0.9 mi Burned Cabin Spur 3A RoadHike0.9 mi Dipper Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Platte River TrailHike0.8 mi Doane Peak RoadHike0.8 mi There & Back Trail0.8 mi Jeep Trail Road0.7 mi Historic Overland Trail0.7 mi Purgatory Gulch TrailHike0.6 mi Stanley Park Loop 1A Road0.6 mi Sucker Lake RoadHike0.6 mi Baby Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Indian Bathtubs TrailHike0.4 mi Bridge Trail0.4 mi Willow TrailHike0.4 mi Spring Draws Loop D Road0.3 mi fishing accessHike0.3 mi Snafu RoadHike0.3 mi Trail Fork Spur D Road0.3 mi Shirley Basin Leo Loop0.3 mi Fishermen's TrailHike0.3 mi Deep Creek Trail Access Road0.3 mi Bridger Peak Spur 1B RoadHike0.2 mi Whiskey Creek TrailHike0.2 mi Old Jeep Trail Road0.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.