WInd River Route

“Wandering Daisy” is working on an update to her book to emulate Roper’s HSR in the Winds. You may ask her how far she has come.
Her book.

Another good reference is Beyond Tails by Nancy Pallister. [edit: same as above.]

Be aware that although maps show just a few trails throughout the Winds there is a veritable maze of routes used by sheepherders, horse packers, NOALS, and other adventuresome souls. I would hazard a guess and say that whatever route you have "arm chaired" with Google has been done, in part or whole, far more than once. Many of them are already GPSed and on online.

The wonder of the Winds, like the Sierras, is that there is a Lot of backcountry and many routes that are accessible to those who are good with map skills and confident in their ability to improvise.

Don't give up your quest. Just realize that a many folks have been wandering around the Winds for a long time, but not routinely broadcasting where they've been or how they got there. And that leaves a little bit of adventure left for the rest of us.

Thanks for the reference Greg. I talked with a bunch of people from NOLS when i was up there and they gave me some advice on some routes, and they truly do run all over that entire range. My goal is not necessarily to attract more people but rather to give people who arent as handy with a map and compass a way to navigate through the Winds. The trails through the southern Winds seem to be quite plentiful but the northern central Winds seem to be much more remote,( i have been told that by numerous instructors), and that is where i would like to focus on touching all the key passes/peaks in order to complete a breathtaking route. Do you know of any trips specifically that are GPSed?

Yes.

Here’s a pretty outstanding 65 mile route, was done South to North

Gone With the Wnds

This route we did last year is what we were calling a mini Sierra High Route.

http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/37344

Lots of cross country (pretty easy stuff), hits a lot of the highlights of the range. We hiked it north to south, skipping the Boneville Basin section due to some food stealers (pikas).

I did a short TR somewhere on this site.

Sounds like it was a beautiful hike, thanks for sharing, that helps a bunch!