2.2 miles
Distance
145 ft
Climb
-1,199 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point
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    Land Manager

Louis Lake Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Sinks Canyon
    Lander, Wyoming
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    summer
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Shoshone National Forrest

Old horse trail poorly maintained and steep dropping into Louis Lake. climbing out of Louis would probably be push a bike.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Louis Lake Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1,056 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,582 ft
  • Altitude start
    9,637 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,582 ft
  • Grade
    -9.01%
  • Grade max
    -36.988%
  • Grade min
    40.791%
  • Distance climb
    1,791 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    122 ft
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      Louis Lake Trail Trail Reports

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      Nov 27, 2023 @ 6:40am
      2 days
      		 reporter 30+ " of snow in Sinks Canyon after Thanksgiving storm
      Sep 6, 2023 @ 12:02pm
      Sep 6, 2023
      		 reporter Dry, fall is starting to creep in
      Nov 29, 2022 @ 10:04am
      Nov 29, 2022
      		 reporter Up to 6" of snow in the canyon. Winter is here!
      Oct 5, 2022 @ 9:30am
      Oct 5, 2022
      		 reporter Perfect fall riding conditions after this weekend's rain.
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