Bighorn National Forest · Wyoming

North High Park

4.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 800 ft of climbing · 9,137 ft–9,661 ft · native material surface · trail No. 059 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike, horse · motorized use allowed

9,657 ft 9,152 ft · 2.8 mi high 9,661 ft

Trailhead Paintrock Lake TH 9,195 ft Drive there

Paintrock Lake TH the Forest Service's write-up

Paintrock Lake Trailhead provides access to North High Park #059 which accesses Cloud Peak Wilderness .

There is access to several trails in the area. The parking area is small.

Restrictions No camping, Pack It In, Pack It Out,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/bighorn/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5162301">Wilderness Regulations apply</a> within Cloud Peak Wilderness.

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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.