Wyoming trails · Wiggins Fork Trail
Wiggins Fork Trail
A 12.4-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 3,330 ft of climbing. Reaches Burwell Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by USFS 021405.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 8.2 and mile 12.4. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Burwell Pass (pass)
- Elk Lake (lake)
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Getting there
WIGGINS FORK TRAIL access. About 3 h 26 min drive (111 mi, 21 of them unpaved) from Jackson. 43.80450, -109.55744 · 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 6:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:05 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.7-mile round trip works out to roughly 12 h 29 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Simpson Lake — 22.2 mi
- Glacier Trail — 26.0 mi
- Sandra Lake — 27.8 mi