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4.3 miles
Distance
458 ft
Climb
-725 ft
Descent
00:31:33
Avg time
-268 ft
Altitude change
8,397 ft
Altitude min
8,925 ft
Altitude max
8,665 ft
Altitude start
8,397 ft
Altitude end
-1.167%
Grade
-18.424%
Grade max
12.864%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
2 miles
Distance down
1,373 ft
Distance flat
00:31:33
Avg time
Headquarters NRT Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHappy Jack Recreational Area
Laramie, Wyoming -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Local Popularity35 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 50 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular In Reverse
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
This is the main trail into the Happy Jack trail system from the Summit Trailhead Parking area. A short climb to the highest point of the trail offers a great view of Happy Jack and Vedauwoo (especially in the fall). Then it's a slightly technical trail with short ups and downs all the way to the final, rocky descent to the Headquarters Trailhead.
You can also ride this one from the Headquarters parking area. This will offer a pretty grueling climb with some tough rock/root sections.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
- 6 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
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- 34 rides
- Last: Sep 26, 2026
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Directions to headquarters-nrt trailhead
(41.235571, -105.429289)
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Jul 2, 2025 , Laramie
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Dec 30, 2023 , Laramie
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3 Reviews & Comments
mrvwbug
Start at the east TH, the climb is techy but fun. At the middle split take the overlook if you want to play in some janky rocks, and the bypass if you want a fast and flowy run through the woods. The descent back into the east TH starts out fairly fast and techy, and becomes super flowy in the last section, one of the few good DH runs left in HJ
wes10hoff
Portions of this trail have been rerouted; it needs a GPS update.
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