5.9 mi loop · about 600 ft of climbing · 652 ft–859 ft · native material surface · trail No. 03-015C · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
TrailheadsBoydsville North Trailhead 856 ft Drive there · Smith Creek Trailhead 777 ft Drive there
Boydsville North Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
season January to December
The Boydsville North Trailhead leads to the Smith Creek Loop of the Cedar Creek Trail. This loop traverses five miles between Boydsville and Rutherford Bridge and offers a scenic hike that provides glimpses of Cedar Creek from the bluffs above. Additionally, travelling south on the trail leads to the main part of the Cedar Creek Trail.
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.
