Wyoming trails · Bear'S Ears
Bear'S Ears
A 19.7-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 2,635 ft of climbing. Reaches Adams Pass and other pass/summit destinations. Managed by USFS 021403.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 6.6. It gives back about 2,600 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Adams Pass (pass)
- Haily Pass (pass)
- Pilot Knob (summit)
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Getting there
BEARS EARS — parking nearby. About 1 h 30 min drive (23 mi, 15 of them unpaved) from Lander. 42.85239, -109.06669 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:59 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 39.4-mile round trip works out to roughly 17 h 14 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.