Bridger-Teton National Forest · Wyoming

Phillips Canyon

3.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 4001 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 43.5414, -110.8571 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Phillip's Canyon the Forest Service's write-up

Difficulty: Moderate Trail Use: Heavy

Length: 5.15 miles from Fish Cr Road Trailhead to jct with Phillips Pass Trail #4001C

Elevation: 6310 ft at Fish Cr Trailhead, 7976 ft at jct with Phillips Pass Trail

Open to: Hikers, Mountain Bikes, Equestrian

Trail Highlights:

The trail leaves the road and passes through private property, please stay on the trail through this section. The trail winds through the forest alongside the creek, crosses some small foot bridges and reaches a junction with the Phillips Ridge Trail. From here the trail begins to climb up through the forest.

The trail continues to climb at a fairly mellow grade for several miles, through thick old growth forest with occasional openings with nice views of the drainage. It eventually comes out to a junction with the Arrow Trail and then the junction with the Phillips Pass Trail.

Options:

This trail can be used as a loop option with the Phillips Ridge Trail and Arrow Trail or Phillips Pass Trail. If descending on mountain bike, please control your speed and be aware of folks coming up the trail.

Important Information

For a map of the Teton Pass trail network click here.

This trail is located on USGS quad maps for Teton Village and Rendezvous Peak, 7.5 minute.

Always check the posted information at the kiosks for maps, updated material on forest regulations and closures.

This hike 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.