HomeAll TrailsContinental Divide Trail, Great Divide Basin
Moderate
Hiking
🇺🇸 United States
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: US-WY-01

Continental Divide Trail, Great Divide Basin

Added on 29 Sep 2026
Logged by @trailxon8 July 2009

Remote Continental Divide Trail section across the high desert of Wyoming's Great Divide Basin.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Very little water: plan caches. Exposed to wind and sun at 2,000m.

Weather check

At Start
2009m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

42.0266, -107.4418

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 42.0266, -107.4418 @ 2009m

Quick Stats

Distance
36.52 km
Type
Hiking Trail
Elevation Range
2007m - 2387m
Max Elevation
2387 m
Max Gradient
16.9%
18.8%

Highlights

  • Continental Divide Trail
  • Great Divide Basin
  • Pronghorn herds

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+470 m

Total Descent

-205 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
18.5

18.5

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.05

1.05

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)68%
Moderate (3-8%)22%
Steep (>8%)10%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved0%
Unpaved100%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Dirt Track
100%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

0

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 46

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 42.026445
MAX LAT: 42.255659
MIN LON: -107.728867
MAX LON: -107.441792

Point Spacing: 7.8 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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