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Apparently someone was in the process of getting all kinds of trails down on Medicine Bow around the peak when my Wyoming map file was created. (OpenAndroMaps updates on a roughly quarterly basis.) There were a lot on my map and a bunch more once I started looking at what could be mapped from my excursions. I added some signs. The area is well signed. And I noticed that the main trail up the peak (the east side of Medicine Bow Peak Trail) was of the right shape, but the wrong location. That seemed odd, but the Strava heat map confirmed my line was in the correct place. There was a line one could imagine was trail under both lines. So I moved it. Maybe it was a USGS line? Maybe I should more carefully check the rest? It seemed alright on the first look.

There’s some amenities that could be added. A hand pump for water in a picnic area, for instance. But mostly things are looking good for the area.

I decided against trying to mark the old Circle Trail that I foolishly tried to hike. I’ve seen people mark all the stops on interpretive trails like Miners Cabin, but I decided against trying that.

Location: Albany County, Wyoming, United States

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