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Lander, Wyoming

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  • Boulder, Wyoming

    Climb East Temple Peak

    23 mi
    The quickest way to the summit of East Temple is from Big Sandy Trailhead. Getting to the Big Sandy Trailhead can be a little difficult since you must travel about 46 miles on unmarked dirt roads. Most cars should be able to make it to the trailhead if the dirt is dry but a high clearance vehicle...
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  • Boulder, Wyoming

    Big Sandy Lake

    10.94 mi / 633 ft gain
    Big Sandy Lake is beautiful. You'll turn at Boulder, WY and head about an hour to Big Sandy Campground. You'll want to get there as early as you can as it fills up fast, when we arrived at about 10:30pm on a Friday there was no sites or parking, but don't worry. The surrounding area is National ...
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  • Boulder, Wyoming

    Backpack the Cirque of the Towers Loop

    30 mi / 4000 ft gain
    Day1: Drove up to the Big Sandy Trailhead from Salt Lake City. Hike the 5 to 6 miles to Big Sandy Lake. This is a relatively flat and easy hike. There is not much of a vista, but it is a nice hike along the Big Sandy River. You can camp just off of Lost Creek. I got there late as it was a long dr...
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  • Boulder, Wyoming

    Cirque of the Towers to Fremont Trail Loop

    23.66 mi / 3573 ft gain
    Cirque of the Towers to Fremont Trail Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Boulder, Wyoming.
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