Wyoming trails · Ice Lakes
Ice Lakes
A 6.8-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 1,220 ft of climbing. Reaches Echo Lakes and other lake destinations. Managed by USFS 021403.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.3. It gives back about 1,680 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Echo Lakes (lake)
- Baer Lakes (lake)
- West Echo Lake (lake)
- East Echo Lake (lake)
- Lower Baer Lake (lake)
- Upper Baer Lake (lake)
- Ice Lakes (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:10 a.m., the sun rises at 6:39 a.m. and sets at 7:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:21 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.6-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:56 p.m. — 6 h 57 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Big Sandy — 9.6 mi
- Fremont — 10.7 mi
- Highline — 11.1 mi
- Bear'S Ears — 11.5 mi