Old Truck in Sinks Canyon on Fairfield Hill along Pete's Lake Trail. Photo Jeremy Rowan
This is the definitive guide to day hikes within an hour of Lander, Wyoming. There are trails featured for every level of hiking experience complete with directions to the trailheads, trail descriptions, color maps of each hike, hiking times, difficulty and relevant GPS coordinates.
Local Day Hikes
Sinks to Rise Trail – Short (½ mi round trip) paved trail from the Sinks parking lot to the Rise fishpond. See the namesake for the canyon.
Popo Agie Nature Trail – 1 mile loop, with connections to more trails. Park at the end of the Popo Agie campground in Sinks Canyon State Park. Cross the suspension bridge and explore a series of loops on the North side of the canyon. A great place to run.
Popo Agie Falls – 3 miles round trip. Drive up Sinks Canyon to Bruce’s Parking Area. Carefully cross the road and a bridge over the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River to start this popular day hike.
Brewers Trail – From Bruce’s Parking Area hike 5.7 miles East and up the South side of the canyon to the Fossil Hill parking area. Strenuous uphill hike.
Leg Lake Cirque – 9.2 miles round trip. Park at Worthen Reservoir Trailhead and take the Roaring Fork Lake Trail. Follow the middle fork of the creek to Leg Lake. Beautiful alpine cirque. Thin trail with route finding skills necessary.
Looking southwest from the Blue Ridge Fire Lookout, Fiddler's Lake stands out among the evergreen, mountains and sky. Photo Jeremy Rowan
Blue Ridge/Cony Mountain – 1.7 miles. Short hike to an old fire lookout or continue on 4WD road FS 306.1a to the wilderness boundary to access Cony Mountain or Upper Silas Lake. Follow FS Road 300, more commonly referred to as the Loop Road, from Sinks Canyon up switchbacks to the signed trailhead for Blue Ridge, park on the left.
Christina Lake Trail 721 – 8 mile round trip. Follow driving directions for Blue Ridge but continue on the Loop Road to the Christina Trailhead at Fiddlers Lake. Hike mostly in forest and along the wilderness boundary passing the junction to Silas Lake. Eventually you come to FS Road 355, popular with OHV, and finish hiking that to the lake.
Silas Canyon Trail 722 – 8 mile round trip. From Christina Trailhead at Fiddlers Lake, hike 4 miles to Upper Silas Lake. Option to continue off-trail into the striking Silas Canyon cirque.
Dry Well Road – 3.8 miles round trip. Park at the Johnny Behind the Rocks parking lot and hike on the two-track road up the left canyon. Continue on the road to the two oil pipes at the trail junction. Turn right at the junction and hike an additional 1.2 miles to Johnny Falls.
Wild Iris Trails – Network of trails on Limestone Mountain. Follow the two-track road North-West from the Wild Iris Main Wall parking lot for great views of the Southern Wind River Range to the West and Red Canyon to the East.
For more information on local hikes consult the Day Hikes Around Lander book available in our store or the Lander Front map.