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Cottonwood Bay Bike and Hike Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Keyhole State Park/Wyoming

Cottonwood Bay Bike and Hike Trail

Moorcroft, Wyoming

6.4 mi

Distance

643 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 18m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Cottonwood Bay Bike and Hike Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,251 ft
Max:1,284 ft
Gain:196 ft
Loss:196 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,251 ft and 1,284 ft across 6.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,251 ft1,262 ft1,273 ft1,284 ft0.0 mi1.6 mi3.2 mi4.8 mi6.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,251 ft
High point3.6 mi1,284 ft
End6.4 mi1,251 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Pine Haven, WY · about 2 mi away
County:
Crook County, WY
Jurisdiction:
Keyhole State Park · Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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