North Fork
15 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 710 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · hiking, horse, bike
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 42.8230, -109.0573 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Pahaska Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No fees · reservation required
Pahaska Trailhead is one of the more popular trailheads for horse use along the North Fork of the Shoshone River. Trails leading from this area can take you into the North Absaroka Wilderness .
Restrictions Special Order 04-00-104 related to food storage and sanitation applies. Weed free hay or cubes are required. Camping at the Pahaska Trailhead is limited to hard-sided camping units only and to people with saddle and/or pack stock. Due to grizzly bear activity, tents and pop-up campers are not allowed. Dispersed campfires are not permitted at Pahaska Trailhead.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Shoshone National Forest
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.
