Name: Medicine Wheel Trail
Rating: 5.0

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The trail is simple and relatively flat, but it heads through eerily beautiful country and end at an ancient ceremonial and astronomical site for native americas.

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Land Manager: USFS - Bighorn National Forest Office

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Russell Hobart

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5.0 from 1 vote

#3

in Bighorn National Forest

#6529

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#3

in Bighorn National Forest

#142

in Wyoming

#6,529

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Menacing skies in the Bighorns high country.

Jul 23, 2025 near Lovell, WY

Looking along the spoke of the Medicine Wheel that marks the summer solstice.

Jul 23, 2025 near Lovell, WY

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Medicine Wheel Trail

“A quick trail to a historic site. ”

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9,628' 2,934 m

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