Wyoming Trail #1101

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Features Birding · Lake · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

The Wyoming Trail (part of the Continental Divide Trail) is an excellent high country route traveling through endless alpine meadows. It's great in either direction, starting from either Buffalo Pass or Rabbit Ears pass. Backpackers on the CDT can hike all the way into the Zirkels, and day-hikers wanting a longer outing can do this as a point-to-point shuttle coming down Fish Creek Falls Trail. Mountain bikers can use this trail as well.

Starting from the north side of Dumont Lake heading generally northwest, the route begins as a doubletrack. The trail eventually transitions to singletrack and parallels Base Camp Rd. After the initial section of rolling terrain, stay left at the campground road and then keep straight at all intersections to the next section of the route.

From here begin a fun, twisty hike down that ends at a creek and then transitions up a climb to Fishhook Lake. After hiking along the east side of the lake, stay left at the intersection for Lost Lake. Continue your journey through rolling, sometimes rocky, terrain to Lake Elmo, which is a nice spot to have lunch and turn around. Or, alternately, continue on to a four-way intersection with Lake Percy Trail and Fish Creek Falls Trail.

Other options to continue include staying straight for Buffalo Pass. Or turn left and connect with either Mountain View (and Steamboat Ski Area) or Fish Creek Falls Trail.

Moose are sometimes sighted at the lakes, and wildflowers abound.