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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: National Forest
Land Manager: Black Hills National Forest
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- Mountain Bike
34 trails
- Hike
33 trails
- Trail Running
33 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 3
- 23
- 6
Region Status
Open as of Jun 1, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 34
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 34
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Hike
- 33
- Trails Trail Running
- 33
- Trails Snowshoe
- 2
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 2
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 81 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,218 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,478 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,253 ft
- Reports
- 370
- Photos
- 75
- Ridden Counter
- 4,601
Popular Northern Black Hills Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Northern Black Hills Mountain Bike
trail: Rimrock Lower Loop
1 |
Jul 16, 2025 @ 3:34pm
1 day
trail: Rimrock Lower Loop
1 |
Jul 16, 2025 @ 3:32pm
1 day
trail: Little Spearfish Trail
2 |
Jul 4, 2025 @ 6:10am
Jul 4, 2025
trail: Tinton Trail- Recovery Ridge
34 |
Jul 5, 2024 @ 12:30pm
Jul 5, 2024
trail: Tinton Trail- Recovery Ridge
74 |
Oct 22, 2023 @ 9:29am
Oct 22, 2023Videos of Northern Black Hills Mountain Bike
trail: Tinton Trail - Dakota Ridge
9:01 |
364 |
Apr 4, 2018
trail: Crow Peak Trail
14:51 |
226 |
Oct 7, 2012
trail: Crow Peak Trail
5:34 |
199 |
May 1, 2012
trail: Tinton Trail
0:44 |
452 |
Sep 9, 2011
youtuber
![MTB Riding Tinton and Twin Bridges | Black...]()
trail: Tinton Trail
6:08 |
106 |
Jul 18, 2024 , Spearfish
trail: Crow Peak Trail
24:32 |
797 |
Sep 16, 2018 , Spearfish
trail: Tinton Trail - Dakota Ridge
909 |
Nov 16, 2016 , Spearfish
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATER DETOUR: Iron Creek Lake | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail- Single Track Attack | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail- Recovery Ridge | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Twin Bridges | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Stadium Ridge | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Sheep Flats | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Right Side Loop | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Right Side Connector | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Dakota Ridge | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA | ||
| Tinton Trail - Crangle Connection | Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am Jun 1, 2025 | Unknown | Heathscliff STA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathscliff | add | photo | activity #76051900 and 1 more | Jul 16, 2025 @ 3:32pm 1 day |
| brownjesselee | ridden | trail | activity #75297593 | Jul 5, 2025 @ 11:11pm Jul 5, 2025 |
| Jaiken299 | add | photo | activity #75152136 | Jul 4, 2025 @ 6:10am Jul 4, 2025 |
| Heathscliff | add | poi | activity #73655174 | Jun 12, 2025 @ 6:41pm Jun 12, 2025 |
| Heathscliff | add | photo | activity #73525102 and 1 more | Jun 10, 2025 @ 8:24pm Jun 10, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | a challenging climn but really awesome descent. | Jun 1, 2025 @ 1:27pm Jun 1, 2025 | ||
| trail | Fun trail in great shape! | Sep 21, 2023 @ 3:47pm Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| trail | Nice loop to do if in the area. Nothing... | Aug 1, 2023 @ 7:52pm Aug 1, 2023 | ||
| trail | Tried riding out of the campground headed in... | Aug 1, 2023 @ 7:47pm Aug 1, 2023 | ||
| trail | Rode this loop today and thought I'd update... | Aug 1, 2023 @ 7:42pm Aug 1, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain Park | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 km | |
| Black Hills | 1 | 9.5 km | |||
| Eagle Cliff Trails | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10.5 km | |
| Elkhorn Ridge | 3 | 12.5 km | |||
| Fish Canyon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16.9 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 34 | 81 miles | 10,217 ft | 33 miles | 2,477 ft | #1,448 | #789 | 73 | 368 | 3,813 | ||
| E-Bike | 6 | 11 miles | 1,089 ft | 3 miles | 1,499 ft | 226 | 135 | |||||
| Hike | 33 | 78 miles | 9,747 ft | 31 miles | 2,477 ft | #1,057 | #671 | 368 | 209 | |||
| Trail Running | 33 | 78 miles | 9,747 ft | 31 miles | 2,477 ft | #1,063 | #667 | 368 | 60 | |||
| Snowshoe | 2 | 7 miles | 541 ft | 3 miles | 604 ft | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 2 | 7 miles | 541 ft | 3 miles | 604 ft | 2 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 2 | 7 miles | 541 ft | 3 miles | 604 ft | 2 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 3 | 11 miles | 1,027 ft | 5 miles | 682 ft | 2 | 35 |
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