Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Topo Map ix
Legend x
Overview Map xi
Introduction xii
Planning Your Trip xxi
How to Use This Guide xxiii
A Few Words of Caution xxv
Leave No Trace xxx
Backcountry Regulations and Permits xxxv
The Hikes
The Clear Creek Watershed 1
The Clear Creek Watershed Hike Locator Map 2
1 Hazelton Peak 4
2 The Sherd Lake Loop 7
3 Long Lake 11
4 Lake Angeline 14
5 Slab Park 17
6 The Seven Brothers Lakes 19
7 The Trail Park Cutoff 22
8 Florence Pass 24
9 Ant Hill 29
10 Elk Lake 31
Additional Trails 33
Tensleep and Paint Rock Creeks 34
Tensleep and Paint Rock Creeks Hike Locator Map 35
11 Baby Wagon Creek 37
12 Maybelle Lake 40
13 Pasture Park 42
14 The High Line Trail 46
15 Tensleep Falls 49
16 The Lost Twin Lakes 52
17 Elk Park 55
18 Mistymoon Lake 59
19 Bald Ridge 63
20 Middle Paint Rock Creek 66
21 Lake Solitude 69
22 Battle Park 73
23 Paint Rock Creek 76
24 Poacher Lake 79
25 The Kinky White Trail 82
26 Cliff Lake 86
27 The Salt Lick Trail 90
Additional Trails 92
The Northern Hinterlands of the Cloud. Peak Massif 93
The Northern Hinterlands of the Cloud Peak Massif Hike Locator Map 94
28 Edelman Pass 95
29 Shell Creek 99
30 The Old Mail Trail 102
31 Bruce Mountain 105
32 Rock Chuck Pass 109
33 Coney Lake 111
34 Sawmill Lakes 114
35 Geddes Lake 116
36 Geneva Pass 119
37 Rhinehart Lakes 123
38 Highland Park 125
39 The Lake Winnie Loop 129
40 Spear Lake 132
41 The Little Goose Trail 134
42 Flatiron Lake 137
43 The Reservoirs 142
44 Penrose Creek 146
Additional Trails 148
The Prairie Foothills 149
The Prairie Foothills Hike Locator Maps 150
45 Firebox Park 153
46 South Rock Creek 156
47 Middle Rock Creek 161
48 Walker Prairie 164
49 Wolf Creek 168
50 Wolf Falls 172
51 Horseshoe Mountain 174
52 Black Mountain Lookout 178
53 Steamboat Point 180
54 Tongue Canyon 182
Additional Trails 186
The Border Country 187
The Border Country Hike Locator Map 188
55 The Medicine Wheel 189
56 Crystal Creek Ridge 191
57 Porcupine Falls 193
58 Bucking Mule Falls-Devil Canyon 196
59 Lodge Grass Creek 200
60 The Little Horn Trail 203
61 The Fuller Trail 207
62 Dry Fork Ridge 210
63 Bull Elk Park 214
Additional Trails 217
The Western Canyons and Badlands 218
The Western Canyons and Badlands Hike Locator Map 219
64 Cottonwood Canyon 220
65 Rainbow Canyon 223
66 The Horse Creek Canyons 226
67 The Beef Trail 230
68 Cedar Creek 233
69 The Bench Trail 236
70 Trapper Canyon 239
71 Alkali Creek Canyon 243
72 Meyers Spring Draw 246
73 Dry Medicine Lodge Creek 249
74 Medicine Lodge Canyon 252
75 The Paint Rock Badlands 254
76 Paint Rock Canyon 257
77 The Salt Trough-Center Canyon Loop 261
78 Red Buttes 264
Additional Trails 268
Extended Trips 269
Appendix: Directory of Land Management Agencies 273
Hike Index 274
About the Author 276