1.6 miles
Distance
74 ft
Climb
-161 ft
Descent
00:32:10
Avg time

Bone Collector Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Shanks Trail System
    Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #47646 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #43432 in Trail Running
    • #21288 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

The Bone Collector is a very unique trail for the Black Hills. There are a number of rock slabs, drops, step ups, v-slots, corridors, bridges, whale backs and spines to ride with most of the features being optional. The overall trail is actually a very easy, fun intermediate ride with multiple short technical sections and features that can be walked with ease. There are some great views into the Rapid Creek drainage. The trail is very easy to follow and is marked with bones in trees. The direction most people ride this trail is from the north to the south.

Access Info

The easiest way to access the Bone Collector is to park at small parking area on FS-173/Log Porch Road at the start of "Bone Up Trail". It is possible to drive up FS-173 from May 15 - Dec 15 and park by the frog pond. More often than not the Bone Collector is ridden as part of a number of larger loops from any of the four described trail heads.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bone Collector mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -87 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,661 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,770 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,748 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,662 ft
  • Grade
    -1%
  • Grade max
    -21.2%
  • Grade min
    14.3%
  • Distance climb
    2,753 ft
  • Distance down
    3,894 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,021 ft
  • Avg time
    00:32:10
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:57
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Status:
on Nov 26, 2023
Snow Covered
Avg: 4.18 (10 votes)
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      Bone Collector Trail Reports

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      Nov 26, 2023 @ 2:52pm
      Nov 26, 2023
      		 Light snow. Makes it interesting.
      Jul 22, 2023 @ 2:48pm
      Jul 22, 2023
      		 Someone rebuilt a wooden bridge. Thank you!
      Nov 27, 2021 @ 10:01am
      Nov 27, 2021
      		 Some wood features getting decrepit.
      Oct 4, 2020 @ 1:29pm
      Oct 4, 2020
      		 There are a couple wooden bridges that are wobbly/sketchy but overall the trail is great!
      Jul 26, 2020 @ 8:17am
      Jul 26, 2020
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      6 Months
      • 4 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 82 rides
      • Last: May 4, 2025

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