942 ft
Distance
33 ft
Climb
-5 ft
Descent
00:01:33
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Pole Creek Alt Trail

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    Land Manager

Pole Creek Alt Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Snowshoe
  • Riding Area
    Happy Jack Recreational Area
    Laramie, Wyoming
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #111092 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #27692 in Trail Running
    • #14745 in Hiking
    • #1349 in Snowshoeing
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
    • 5 in Snowshoeing
  • Land Owner
    Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest

Alternate line for Pole Creek, replaced by the upper line on the hillside. This trail is often muddy early season and rutted thanks to overflow of the creek and general snowmelt. There are often lots of nails at the bottom of the sledding hill from people burning pallets during winter.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pole Creek Alt multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    28 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,343 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,376 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,348 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,376 ft
  • Grade
    2.976%
  • Grade max
    -4.896%
  • Grade min
    6.748%
  • Distance climb
    808 ft
  • Distance down
    134 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:33
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:23
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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
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      Oct 23, 2024 @ 12:58pm
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      Sep 18, 2022 @ 12:38pm
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      6 Months
      • 28 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 199 rides
      • Last: May 27, 2022

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      Old Laramie Enduro race68 miles
      2018 Laramie Enduro race31 miles
      2019 Roll-A-Fatty race16 miles

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