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Wyoming trails · Boulder Canyon

Boulder Canyon

A 9.2-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 2,399 ft of climbing. Reaches North Fork Falls and other lake/waterfall destinations. Managed by USFS 040307.

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Length
9.2 mi
Elevation gain
2,399 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
29%
Steepest mile
+659 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
NATIVE MATERIAL
Bikes
no
Horses
yes
Managed by
USFS 040307

Elevation profile

7,304 – 9,691 ft123456789

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Boulder Canyon

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

BOULDER LAKE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 2 h 28 min drive (101 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Jackson. 42.85550, -109.61897 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:01 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.4-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:42 p.m. — 1 h 55 min before sunset.

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