Wyoming trails · Sherd Lake Loop
Sherd Lake Loop
A 7.0-mile out-and-back in Wyoming, with 808 ft of climbing. Reaches Her Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by USFS 020201.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.3. It gives back about 895 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Her Lake (lake)
- Rainy Lake (lake)
- Otter Lake (lake)
- Sherd Lake (lake)
- Trigger Lake (lake)
Getting there
SHERD LAKE LOOP access. About 1 h 20 min drive (55 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Sheridan. 44.25302, -106.98652 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:52 a.m., the sun rises at 7:21 a.m. and sets at 6:25 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:55 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.1-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:22 p.m. — 5 h 04 min before sunset.
Loop options
- SOUTH FORK PONDS + SHERD LAKE LOOP — 8.3 mi loop, 1,348 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Solitude Loop — 11.4 mi