Bighorn National Forest · Wyoming
Sherd Lake Loop
6.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 046 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Trailhead Circle Park TH Drive there
Circle Park TH the Forest Service's write-up
Circle Park Trailhead provides access to Sherd Lake Loop #046 which enters Cloud Peak Wilderness and leads to South Fork Ponds. There are trail junctions that make side trips to nearby lakes, and you can make a loop by using South Fork Ponds #095 .
This trailhead is suitable for horse trailers. Circle Park Campground is nearby for overnight camping.
Restrictions No Camping at Trailhead, Pack It In, Pack It Out <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/bighorn/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5162301">Wilderness Regulations apply</a> within Cloud Peak Wilderness.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Bighorn National Forest
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.
