3.4 miles
Distance
1,826 ft
Climb
-58 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Cougar Canyon Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Buffalo
    , Wyoming
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #217916 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Maybe best done in reverse...descending. Even then this is a scary difficult trail mitigated by spectacular scenery. You will need exceptional rock garden skills and trials level techniques. Maybe hike it first, too.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cougar Canyon Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,770 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,260 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,260 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,031 ft
  • Grade
    9.849%
  • Grade max
    -11.539%
  • Grade min
    49.963%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    1,326 ft
  • Distance flat
    723 ft
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      Sep 7, 2019 @ 8:59pm
      Sep 7, 2019
      		 Top section almost impossible to find/overgrown, once found overgrown, extremely rough and rocky. Upper 1/3 not rideable.Lower portion rideable,...
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