Wyoming trails · Sandra Lake
Sandra Lake
A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 1,240 ft of climbing. Reaches Pinto Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by USFS 021405.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 3.0 and mile 4.5. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pinto Lake (lake)
- Simpson Lake (lake)
- Long Lake (lake)
- Dead Horse Lake (lake)
- Sandra Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:02 a.m., the sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 6:37 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:05 p.m. — 6 h 32 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Simpson Lake — 6.7 mi
- Glacier Trail — 8.4 mi
- Seneca Lake — 24.9 mi
- Doubletop — 25.0 mi