Boyd Ridge
- 4.0 mi
- round trip
- 144 ft
- climb
- 6,907 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Boyd Ridge open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Medicine Wheel Ranger District.
Forest Special Order 02-02-03-25-05 Shell Falls Interpretive Site Closure
Agency alert covering Medicine Wheel Ranger District · Order 02-02-03-25-05 · USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Boyd Ridge is a moderate, 4-mile out-and-back hike in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, within the Medicine Wheel Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is open year round. The route starts at about 5,011 feet and climbs to 6,907 feet. The climb is short, with a one-way gain of about 144 feet, and the surface is natural. Hikers can bring horses or bikes. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. At the Burgess Junction weather station, 15.5 miles away, typical July averages are a high of 71°F and a low of 42°F. Winters are cold, with typical January highs around 30°F. Nearby hikes include Dry Fork Ridge, 1.6 miles away, and Little Horn, 2.7 miles away. Paddlers can head to the Little Bighorn River, about 5 miles off, and climbers will find Highway 14a Boulders roughly 9 miles away.
- Dry Fork RidgeHiking1.6 mi
- Little HornHiking2.7 mi
- FullerHiking4.9 mi
Little Bighorn RiverCanoeingPhoto: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.2 mi- BULL ELK CUTOFFHiking5.8 mi
- MillerHiking5.9 mi
- Dry Fork Little Bighorn RiverCanoeing7 mi
- Highway 14a BouldersRock climbing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
HUDSON CREEKHiking · ~24 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Dry Fork RidgeHiking · ~3 min drive
- FullerHiking · ~8 min drive
Prune CreekHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: David Haile, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Little HornHiking · ~10 min drive
- BULL ELK CUTOFFHiking · ~10 min drive
- Dry Fork RidgeHiking · ~11 min drive
- Pumpkin CreekHiking · ~10 min drive
- Mexican HillHiking · ~25 min drive
- Porcupine FallsHiking · ~22 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Little Bighorn RiverCanoeing · ~9 min drivePhoto: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bald Mountain CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drivePhoto: Bas van Oorschot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Tongue River Fishing EastRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Medicine Wheel PassageScenic drive · ~29 min drive
Best time to visit Boyd Ridge
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 8°
Feb
29° / 7°
Mar
35° / 13°
Apr
41° / 18°
May
50° / 28°
Jun
61° / 35°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
70° / 41°
Sep
61° / 33°
Oct
46° / 23°
Nov
36° / 15°
Dec
29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 15.5 mi away at 8,060 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
