Hiking trails near Lander, Wyoming

71 official trails lie within 25 miles of Lander — 274 miles in total, 28 rated easy and 21 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 3,190 ft; the median trail gains 610 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Middle Fork	16.0	3,190 ft	Expert	21 min · 11 mi
Bear'S Ears	19.7	2,635 ft	Expert	1 h 30 min · 23 mi
North Fork	15.0	2,215 ft	Expert	25 mi (straight-line)
Wind River High Route	3.8	2,909 ft	Expert	22 mi (straight-line)
Little Sandy Trail	7.5	2,080 ft	Expert	25 mi (straight-line)
Big Sandy	7.4	1,684 ft	Expert	25 mi (straight-line)
Cdt Segment A	11.5	808 ft	Expert	2 h 17 min · 54 mi
Stough Creek Lakes Trail	7.2	1,702 ft	Expert	48 min · 20 mi
Lizard Head	5.5	1,856 ft	Hard	23 mi (straight-line)
Ice Lakes	6.8	1,220 ft	Hard	19 mi (straight-line)
Indian Trail	6.1	1,630 ft	Hard	52 min · 27 mi
Sioux Pass	5.5	1,415 ft	Hard	1 h 39 min · 46 mi
Sweetwater Gap	5.9	1,508 ft	Hard	2 h 17 min · 54 mi
Pinto Park	6.7	1,339 ft	Hard	19 mi (straight-line)
Sweetwater Gap Trail	6.0	1,507 ft	Hard	2 h 17 min · 54 mi
Dutch Joe/Larson Creek	4.8	1,333 ft	Hard	2 h 17 min · 54 mi
Leg Lake	4.2	1,282 ft	Hard	49 min · 20 mi
Washakie	3.6	1,634 ft	Hard	25 mi (straight-line)
Smith Lake	6.6	685 ft	Hard	1 h 38 min · 25 mi
Cony Pass	5.0	956 ft	Hard	1 h 45 min · 21 mi
Wolf Trail	6.0	534 ft	Hard	46 min · 18 mi
Tayo Lake	4.1	1,142 ft	Moderate	19 mi (straight-line)
Stough Creek Trail	4.2	1,090 ft	Moderate	16 mi (straight-line)
Hudson Meadow	3.0	1,212 ft	Moderate	1 h 55 min · 23 mi

Quick picks near Lander

Easy and short: Black Joe — 1.7 mi, rated easy, 23 mi from town
Biggest climb: Middle Fork — 3,190 ft over 16.0 mi, 9 mi from town
Longest: Bear'S Ears — 19.7 mi, 17 mi from town

What the trails reach

Waterfalls: Middle Fork to Popo Agie Falls

Summits: Bear'S Ears to Pilot Knob; Wind River High Route to Wind River Peak

Lakes: North Fork to Lonesome Lake; Little Sandy Trail to Temple Lake; Big Sandy to North Lake; Stough Creek Lakes Trail to Roaring Fork Lake

Mountain passes: Middle Fork to Sweetwater Gap; Bear'S Ears to Adams Pass; North Fork to Jackass Pass; Big Sandy to Jackass Pass

Springs: Lower Blue Ridge to Deer Spring

Trail guides near Lander

Fremont — 36.7 mi, 1,772 ft climb · 29 mi away
Highline — 111.2 mi, 3,141 ft climb · 30 mi away
Lowline — 15.9 mi, 597 ft climb · 31 mi away
Hay Pass Trail — 11.7 mi, 1,116 ft climb · 39 mi away

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