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Wyoming trails · Summit Lake

Summit Lake

A 13.6-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 2,120 ft of climbing. Reaches Gottfried Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by USFS 040307.

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Length
13.6 mi
Elevation gain
2,120 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
24%
Steepest mile
+434 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.6 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
NATIVE MATERIAL
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes
Managed by
USFS 040307

Elevation profile

8,224 – 10,344 ft12345678910111213

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Summit Lake

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

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

SPRING CREEK PARK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 2 h 14 min drive (75 mi, 10 of them unpaved) from Jackson. 43.00029, -109.84333 · directions

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 6:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:07 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.1-mile round trip works out to roughly 12 h 10 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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