About hiking in Carbon County

Carbon County, Wyoming has 43 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 166 miles, an average of 3.9 miles each. The longest is Encampment River Trail, at 31.2 miles. 7 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Carbon County are like

By length, 15 are under a mile, 21 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Encampment River Trail, at 31.2 miles.

Of the 41 with a difficulty rating, 16 easy, 22 moderate, and 3 hard. Of the 38 with measured elevation, Encampment River Trail climbs the most, about 10,802 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 43 hiking trails, longest first

Encampment River TrailHike31.2 mi Continental Divide TrailHikeMTB30.3 mi CDT hmgXX Old routeHike23.2 mi Rock Creek TrailHike7.4 mi Huston Park Trail/CDTHike6.7 mi CDT AlternateHike6.2 mi Sheep Lake TrailHike5.2 mi cdtHike4.3 mi Teddy Creek Spur 1A RoadHike4.2 mi CDT Cross CountryHike4.0 mi Deer Creek RoadHikeMTB3.8 mi Ernie LoopHike3.6 mi Slash Ridge LoopHike2.9 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 Heart Lake TrailHike1.7 mi Green Mountain TrailHike1.7 mi Arlington Spur 1H RoadHike1.7 mi Tie Hack TrailHike1.6 mi FDR 214HikeMTB1.6 mi Cow TrailHike1.5 mi Hog Park TrailHike1.5 mi Green Mountain Falls TrailHike1.2 mi Silver Lake TrailHike1.1 mi Burned Cabin Spur 3A RoadHike0.9 mi Dipper Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Platte River TrailHike0.8 mi Doane Peak RoadHike0.8 mi Purgatory Gulch TrailHike0.6 mi Sucker Lake RoadHike0.6 mi Baby Lake TrailHike0.5 mi Indian Bathtubs TrailHike0.4 mi Willow TrailHike0.4 mi fishing accessHike0.3 mi Snafu RoadHike0.3 mi Fishermen's TrailHike0.3 mi Bridger Peak Spur 1B RoadHike0.2 mi old CDTHike0.2 mi Whiskey Creek TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Carbon County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.