South Dakota Trail Guides

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Badlands Big Pig Dig Trail

📍 Ben Reifel VC, Badlands NP, SD

Easy 📏 0.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Ben Reifel VC, SD. 0.5 mi, 50 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Badlands Castle Trail

📍 Ben Reifel VC, Badlands NP, SD

Difficult 📏 10.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Ben Reifel VC, SD. 10.0 mi, 500 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Badlands Cliff Shelf Nature Trail

📍 Cedar Pass, Badlands NP, SD

Easy 📏 0.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Cedar Pass, SD. 0.5 mi, 100 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Badlands Wilderness Trail

📍 Sage Creek, Badlands NP, SD

Moderate 📏 5.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Sage Creek, SD. 5.0 mi, 300 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Badlands: Door and Window Trails Loop — Interior, South Dakota

📍 Interior, SD

Easy 📏 2.5 miles Loop

There is nowhere quite like Interior, SD in South Dakota, and Badlands: Door and Window Trails Loop is the trail that pu…

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Badlands: Notch Trail — Interior, South Dakota

📍 Interior, SD

Hard 📏 1.5 miles Out-and-back

There is nowhere quite like Interior, SD in South Dakota, and Badlands: Notch Trail is the trail that puts you deepest i…

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Bear Butte Summit Trail

📍 Sturgis, Bear Butte SP, SD

Difficult 📏 3.8 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Sturgis, SD. 3.8 mi, 1,200 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Bear Butte Trail — Sturgis, South Dakota

📍 Sturgis, SD

Hard 📏 3.5 miles Out-and-back

Bear Butte Trail is one of South Dakota's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 3.5 miles of challenging terrain …

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Black Elk Peak Trail

📍 Custer, Black Hills NF, SD

Difficult 📏 7.2 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Custer, SD. 7.2 mi, 1,400 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Black Elk Peak Trail — Black Hills, South Dakota

📍 Custer State Park / Black Hills NF, Custer County, SD

Moderate 📏 7.2 miles Loop

The highest point east of the Rockies, Black Elk Peak crowns the Black Hills of South Dakota in a granite summit with a …

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Black Hills Centennial Loop

📍 Pactola Lake, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 15.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Pactola Lake, SD. 15.0 mi, 1,600 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Black Hills State Forest Loop

📍 Deadwood, BH NF, SD

Moderate 📏 8.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Deadwood, SD. 8.5 mi, 1,400 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Boxelder Creek Trail SD

📍 Rapid City, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 7.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Rapid City, SD. 7.5 mi, 900 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Cathedral Spires Trail SD

📍 Custer SP, Custer, SD

Moderate 📏 5.2 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 5.2 mi, 900 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Centennial Trail South Dakota

📍 Fort Meade, Black Hills NF, SD

Strenuous 📏 111.0 point-to-point

Strenuous hiking trail near Fort Meade, SD. 111.0 mi, 18,000 ft gain, point-to-point on dirt.…

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Chief Crazy Horse Trailhead

📍 Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer, SD

Moderate 📏 3.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Crazy Horse Memorial, SD. 3.0 mi, 500 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Crazy Horse Indian Monument Hike

📍 Crazy Horse, SD

Easy 📏 2.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Crazy Horse, SD. 2.5 mi, 400 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Crow Creek Recreation Trail

📍 Rapid City, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 9.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Rapid City, SD. 9.0 mi, 1,100 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Crow Peak Trail

📍 Spearfish, Black Hills NF, SD

Difficult 📏 7.0 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Spearfish, SD. 7.0 mi, 1,600 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Crow Peaks Trail — Spearfish, South Dakota

📍 Spearfish, SD

Hard 📏 7.0 miles Out-and-back

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Deerfield Lake Loop

📍 Hill City, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 8.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Hill City, SD. 8.5 mi, 700 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Door and Window Trail Badlands

📍 Cedar Pass, Badlands NP, SD

Easy 📏 0.8 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Cedar Pass, SD. 0.8 mi, 100 ft gain, out-and-back on paved.…

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Fossil Exhibit Trail Badlands

📍 Fossil Exhibit, Badlands NP, SD

Easy 📏 0.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Fossil Exhibit, SD. 0.5 mi, 50 ft gain, loop on paved.…

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Harney Peak via Sylvan Lake

📍 Custer SP, SD

Difficult 📏 7.5 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 7.5 mi, 1,400 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Horsethief Lake Trail SD

📍 Keystone, Black Hills NF, SD

Easy 📏 2.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Keystone, SD. 2.5 mi, 300 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Iron Creek Lake Trail

📍 Sheridan Lake, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 5.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Sheridan Lake, SD. 5.5 mi, 700 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Jewel Cave Wind Cave Trail

📍 Custer, Jewel Cave NM, SD

Easy 📏 3.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Custer, SD. 3.5 mi, 400 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Legion Lake Loop — Custer, South Dakota

📍 Custer, SD

Moderate 📏 4.0 miles Loop

Hidden deep in the woods of South Dakota, Legion Lake Loop offers 4.0 miles of classic American forest hiking along terr…

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Little Devil's Tower Trail

📍 Custer SP, Custer, SD

Moderate 📏 3.6 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 3.6 mi, 600 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Little Elk Creek Trail

📍 Sturgis, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 7.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Sturgis, SD. 7.0 mi, 900 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Lookout Mountain Trail SD

📍 Lead, Black Hills, SD

Moderate 📏 3.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Lead, SD. 3.5 mi, 800 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Lovers Leap Trail Hill City

📍 Hill City, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 4.2 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Hill City, SD. 4.2 mi, 900 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Mount Coolidge Fire Tower Loop

📍 Custer SP, SD

Moderate 📏 4.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 4.5 mi, 900 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Needles Eye Trail

📍 Custer SP, Custer, SD

Moderate 📏 4.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 4.5 mi, 700 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Needles Highway: Little Devil's Tower — Custer, South Dakota

📍 Custer, SD

Hard 📏 3.5 miles Out-and-back

Needles Highway: Little Devil's Tower is one of South Dakota's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 3.5 miles of…

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Notch Trail Badlands

📍 Cedar Pass, Badlands NP, SD

Moderate 📏 1.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Cedar Pass, SD. 1.5 mi, 300 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Palmer Creek Loop

📍 Rochford, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 6.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Rochford, SD. 6.5 mi, 900 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Peter Norbeck Outdoor Classroom

📍 Custer SP, SD

Moderate 📏 6.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 6.0 mi, 1,100 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Pilot Knob Trail Custer

📍 Custer, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 5.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer, SD. 5.0 mi, 800 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Prairie Dog Town Trail SD

📍 Wall, Badlands NP, SD

Easy 📏 1.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Wall, SD. 1.5 mi, 50 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Prairie Wind Trail Badlands

📍 Cedar Pass Lodge, Badlands NP, SD

Easy 📏 3.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Cedar Pass Lodge, SD. 3.5 mi, 200 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Roughlock Falls Trail

📍 Savoy, Spearfish Canyon, SD

Easy 📏 2.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Savoy, SD. 2.5 mi, 300 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Roughlock to Spearfish Falls

📍 Savoy, Spearfish Canyon, SD

Easy 📏 4.5 point-to-point

Easy hiking trail near Savoy, SD. 4.5 mi, 500 ft gain, point-to-point on dirt.…

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Sage Creek Primitive Loop

📍 Badlands NP, Interior, SD

Moderate 📏 10.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Badlands NP, SD. 10.0 mi, 400 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Sheridan Lake Trail

📍 Sheridan Lake, Black Hills NF, SD

Easy 📏 4.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Sheridan Lake, SD. 4.5 mi, 400 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Sitting Bull Crystal Cave Trail

📍 Rapid City, BH, SD

Easy 📏 2.0 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Rapid City, SD. 2.0 mi, 300 ft gain, out-and-back on rock.…

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Spearfish Canyon Trail

📍 Spearfish, Black Hills NF, SD

Easy 📏 3.5 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Spearfish, SD. 3.5 mi, 400 ft gain, out-and-back on paved.…

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Spearfish Canyon: Roughlock Falls Trail — Spearfish, South Dakota

📍 Spearfish, SD

Easy 📏 3.0 miles Out-and-back

Few trails in South Dakota rival the drama of Spearfish Canyon: Roughlock Falls Trail — a 3.0-mile route through geologi…

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Sunday Gulch Trail

📍 Sylvan Lake, Custer SP, SD

Difficult 📏 4.0 loop

Difficult hiking trail near Sylvan Lake, SD. 4.0 mi, 800 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Sylvan Lake Shore Trail

📍 Custer SP, Custer, SD

Easy 📏 1.5 loop

Easy hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 1.5 mi, 150 ft gain, loop on rock.…

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Terry Peak Summit Loop — Lead, South Dakota

📍 Lead, SD

Moderate 📏 3.0 miles Loop

Terry Peak Summit Loop is one of South Dakota's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 3.0 miles of challenging te…

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Terry Peak Summit Trail

📍 Lead, Black Hills, SD

Moderate 📏 5.5 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Lead, SD. 5.5 mi, 1,100 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Thomas the Apostle Trail

📍 Custer SP, SD

Moderate 📏 6.5 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Custer SP, SD. 6.5 mi, 1,000 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Wind Cave National Park Loop — Hot Springs, South Dakota

📍 Hot Springs, SD

Moderate 📏 5.0 miles Loop

Wind Cave National Park Loop is one of South Dakota's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 5.0 miles of challeng…

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Wind Cave National Park Trail

📍 Hot Springs, Wind Cave NP, SD

Moderate 📏 5.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Hot Springs, SD. 5.0 mi, 600 ft gain, out-and-back on dirt.…

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Crazy Horse Biking Loop

📍 Custer, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 18.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Custer, SD. 18.0 mi, 1,800 ft gain, loop on dirt.…

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Custer State Park Wildlife Loop

📍 Custer SP, SD

Easy 📏 18.0 loop

Easy biking trail near Custer SP, SD. 18.0 mi, 1,200 ft gain, loop on paved.…

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Flume Trail Black Hills

📍 Lead, Black Hills NF, SD

Moderate 📏 12.5 point-to-point

Moderate biking trail near Lead, SD. 12.5 mi, 1,600 ft gain, point-to-point on gravel.…

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Mickelson Trail MTB — Deadwood, South Dakota

📍 Deadwood, SD

Moderate 📏 20.0 miles Out-and-back

Mickelson Trail MTB is one of South Dakota's premier mountain biking destinations, serving up 20.0 miles of purpose-buil…

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Mickelson Trail Segment

📍 Hill City, Black Hills NF, SD

Easy 📏 16.0 point-to-point

Easy biking trail near Hill City, SD. 16.0 mi, 1,200 ft gain, point-to-point on gravel.…

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South Dakota Mickelson Trail Hill City

📍 Hill City, Black Hills, SD

Easy 📏 10.0 point-to-point

Easy biking trail near Hill City, SD. 10.0 mi, 800 ft gain, point-to-point on gravel.…

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