WY Old Highway 14

[Lee B.]

West of Sheridan, WY is a place called the Medicine Wheel. I've been there many years ago via car and can't recall how much of the road is paved. I know there is a parking lot and then you have to hike up a gravel road to the medicine wheel. What I'd like to know is is the road up to the ranger station/parking lot paved?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[rickcorwn]

Once you get off 14A it's good gravel as long as it's dry and it might be OK even if it's a little wet. It's about 2 miles to the parking area. Then a 1 1/2 mile hike to the Medicine Wheel which doesn't sound like much but it's over 9,000 feet in elevation so there's not much air up there.

 

[Lee B.]

Once you get off 14A it's good gravel as long as it's dry and it might be OK even if it's a little wet. It's about 2 miles to the parking area. Then a 1 1/2 mile hike to the Medicine Wheel which doesn't sound like much but it's over 9,000 feet in elevation so there's not much air up there.

Thanks! exactly what I needed to hear. I've done the hike before and have never been bothered by altitude, even 14'ers. But was a bit concerned about the size and depth of the gravel. I was pretty sure it wasn't paved. Microsoft Streets/Trips lists the "old us14A" segment as 1.7 miles and then "local road" for 1.6. I guess the local road is the part you have to walk.