Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Labonte Canyon Trail

4.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 450 ft of climbing · 6,188 ft–6,627 ft · native material surface · trail No. 624 · trail class 1 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Campgrounds

6,379 ft 6,624 ft · 2.7 mi high 6,627 ft

Along the way Curtis Gulch Campground

Trailhead Labonte Trailhead 6,376 ft Drive there

Labonte Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free · season June to October

Near the entrance to Curtis Gulch Campground in LaBonte Canyon in the North Laramie Range. Steep canyon sides, along with patches of aspen and conifers, makes this area one of the most scenic on the Douglas Ranger District. The canyon bottom is about 6,000 ft in elevation, and has granite rock formations for climbing and photography. No dispersed camping is allowed at Curtis Gulch trailhead & within 1/4 mile of the campground.

Restrictions No vehicles over 50" in width. Wyoming State OHV sticker required on vehicles.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.