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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 471
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 369
- Trails E-Bike
- 112
- Trails Horse
- 34
- Trails Hike
- 455
- Trails Trail Running
- 444
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 11
- Trails Observed Trials
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 7
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 56
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 4
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 42
- Total Distance
- 892 miles
- Total Descent
- 113,222 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,981 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,231 ft
- Reports
- 1,341
- Photos
- 619
- Ridden Counter
- 29,633
Articles
Spot Bison in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
Jun 15, 2018 from backpacker.com
Rediscover the bison on this three-day, weekend trek through the prairieland of Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota with advice from Backpacker...
Custer State Park, SD: Little Devils Tower
Sep 19, 2013 from backpacker.com
Scramble up Little Devils Tower on this 3-mile out-and-back that climbs 600 feet to otherworldly views of the Cathedral Spires and South...
I Saw an Epic Sunset at Badlands National Park
Nov 2, 2020 from outsideonline.com
Our 62 Parks Traveler meets bison and sees surreal geography at this South Dakota stop, the 23rd visit on her journey to see every U.S. national park
Visiting Sacred Ground at Wind Cave National Park
Oct 11, 2020 from outsideonline.com
Our 62 Parks Traveler explores miles of hiking trails and one of the largest remaining mixed-grass prairie ecosystems in the country at South...
Sub Regions
- Bennett County (0)
- Martin (0)
- Martin (0)
- Butte County (0)
- Belle Fourche (0)
- Belle Fourche (0)
- Custer County (21)
- Custer (21)
- Fall River County (6)
- Edgemont (1)
- Hot springs (5)
- Edgemont (1)
- Harding County (3)
- Jackson County (1)
- Lawrence County (68)
- Cheyenne Crossing (20)
- Deadwood (8)
- Spearfish (40)
- Meade County (44)
- Black Hawk (1)
- Sturgis (43)
- Black Hawk (1)
- Pennington County (231)
- Deerfield (20)
- Hill City (5)
- Keystone (11)
- Rapid City (188)
- Perkins County (2)
Popular SD - Black Hills and Badlands Region Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Tinton 2019 Updated Black Hills | |||
Sunset South Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
Upper Wild Turkey Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
Twin Bridges Black Hills | |||
T Trail Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
Founders Valley Connector Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
Founders Valley Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
Mid Wild Turkey Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
Founders Park Connect Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
SM TH - #1 Storm Mountain Trails | |||
Far West Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
T Trail Connector Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | |||
SM #1 - #2 Storm Mountain Trails | |||
Super D Black Hills | |||
Sun Climb Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park |
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Dakota Five-O 2019 Spearfish | 50 miles | |
Foster-Deadman Loop on a Stick Storm Mountain Trails | 16 miles | |
Hell Canyon Loop Jewel Cave National Monument | 5 miles | |
Ft. Meade Saturday Fun Ride Reroute 7th Cavalry Trail System | 7 miles | |
Doug's Sick Rip Down M Hill Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | 5 miles | |
Full Coverage 7th Cavalry Trail System | 24 miles | |
Saturday runners Sturgis | 7 miles | |
Music on Main #5 2021 7th Cavalry Trail System | 9 miles | |
2020 Sturgis Chamber Volksmarch 7th Cavalry Trail System | 3 miles | |
Tinton Trail Loop Spearfish | 14 miles |
Photos of SD - Black Hills and Badlands Region Mountain Bike
trail: South Stockade Lake Loop
5 |
Oct 19, 2022 @ 6:01am
Oct 19, 2022
trail: SM #10 - #11
15 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 8:22pm
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Rimrock Spur A
2 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 8:45am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Rimrock Spur A
4 |
Sep 25, 2022 @ 8:44am
Sep 25, 2022
trail: Cliffs of Dover
16 |
Aug 31, 2022 @ 3:43pm
Aug 31, 2022
trail: Cliffs of Dover
12 |
Aug 31, 2022 @ 3:43pm
Aug 31, 2022
trail: Sunset North
6 |
Aug 31, 2022 @ 3:15pm
Aug 31, 2022
trail: Sunset North
4 |
Aug 31, 2022 @ 3:15pm
Aug 31, 2022Videos of SD - Black Hills and Badlands Region Mountain Bike

trail: SM #11 - #12
8 |
Sep 25, 2022

trail: Dark Forest
74 |
May 8, 2022

trail: Loop 15, Victoria's Secret
99 |
Feb 1, 2021

trail: Dirk's Draw Red Dragon
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Jan 13, 2021

trail: Dirk's Draw Red Dragon
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Jan 13, 2021

trail: Pet Cemetery
0:09 |
244 |
Jul 10, 2020

trail: Pasque
1:42 |
79 |
Sep 20, 2019

trail: Loop 15
3:04 |
196 |
Sep 15, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Mickelson Trail - Kirk TH to Sugarloaf TH Deadwood | Feb 4, 2023 @ 8:33am Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Groomed | Bikingspyder | ||
Mickelson Trail - Sugarloaf TH to Englewood TH Deadwood | Feb 4, 2023 @ 12:33am Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Groomed | Bikingspyder | ||
Mickelson Trail Spur - Kirk Th - MP-100.5 Deadwood | Feb 4, 2023 @ 12:33am Feb 4, 2023 | Snow Groomed | Bikingspyder | ||
SM TH - #1 Storm Mountain Trails | Feb 2, 2023 @ 12:07pm Feb 2, 2023 | Snow Packed | Staceydcox | ||
Victoria Sport /Lollipop Loop Victoria Lake | Jan 12, 2023 @ 12:06pm Jan 12, 2023 | Snow Covered | Staceydcox | ||
Reder Ranch Connector Victoria Lake | Jan 12, 2023 @ 4:06am Jan 12, 2023 | Snow Covered | Staceydcox | ||
Sun Climb Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | Jan 10, 2023 @ 12:32pm Jan 10, 2023 | Freeze/thaw Cycle | Staceydcox | ||
Sunset South Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | Jan 10, 2023 @ 4:32am Jan 10, 2023 | Variable | Staceydcox | ||
Far West Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | Jan 10, 2023 @ 4:32am Jan 10, 2023 | Variable | Staceydcox | ||
Cliffs of Dover Hanson-Larsen Memorial Park | Jan 10, 2023 @ 4:32am Jan 10, 2023 | Variable | Staceydcox |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Alexander49hzHi | wishlist | region | Victoria Lake | Feb 6, 2023 @ 3:23pm 2 days |
![]() | mexicanwaterdachshund | wishlist | trail | Sun Climb | Feb 6, 2023 @ 12:28pm 2 days |
![]() | Bikingspyder | add | report | Mickelson Trail - Kirk TH to Sugarloaf TH and 2 more | Feb 5, 2023 @ 2:32pm Feb 5, 2023 |
![]() | Staceydcox | add | report | SM TH - #1 | Feb 2, 2023 @ 1:26pm Feb 2, 2023 |
![]() | Fire9160 | wishlist | route | Sturgis Figure 8 | Jan 31, 2023 @ 3:20pm Jan 31, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Rode north from parking area by interstate for... | Oct 7, 2022 @ 12:07pm Oct 7, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Our favorite trails in this trail system are... | Oct 7, 2022 @ 12:03pm Oct 7, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Lake Loop is a good ride, but there are better... | Oct 7, 2022 @ 11:58am Oct 7, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Recommend skipping these cross country ski... | Oct 7, 2022 @ 11:56am Oct 7, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | This is an AWESOME trail!!!!. A good,... | Oct 7, 2022 @ 11:53am Oct 7, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails224 awarded -
Completionist8 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,141 awarded -
10 Black Trails132 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,043 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k156 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Sturgis Skillpark | skill park | Sturgis |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 369 | 722 miles | 96,663 ft | 317 miles | 4,232 ft | 516 | 1,330 | 26 | 31,000 | |||
E-Bike | 112 | 263 miles | 24,573 ft | 121 miles | 3,219 ft | 1,113 | 1 | 656 | ||||
Horse | 34 | 102 miles | 11,401 ft | 38 miles | 4,439 ft | 326 | 10 | 23 | ||||
Hike | 455 | 873 miles | 110,840 ft | 371 miles | 4,980 ft | 89 | 1,336 | 19 | 4,339 | |||
Trail Running | 444 | 867 miles | 109,675 ft | 367 miles | 4,980 ft | 2 | 1,332 | 9 | 1,482 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 11 | 35 miles | 4,813 ft | 14 miles | 1,693 ft | 326 | 24 | |||||
Observed Trials | 3 | 15 miles | 2,582 ft | 7 miles | 1,693 ft | 3 | 3 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 7 | 23 miles | 3,543 ft | 10 miles | 1,693 ft | 3 | 333 | 9 | ||||
Snowmobile | 2 | 3 miles | 768 ft | 1 mile | 1,109 ft | 3 | ||||||
Snowshoe | 56 | 120 miles | 14,045 ft | 46 miles | 4,843 ft | 31 | 55 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 3 | 8 miles | 541 ft | 3 miles | 850 ft | 2 | 375 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 4 | 9 miles | 548 ft | 3 miles | 850 ft | 3 | 73 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 42 | 74 miles | 7,726 ft | 32 miles | 4,232 ft | 9 | 3 | 509 |
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