4.2 miles
Distance
498 ft
Climb
-484 ft
Descent
00:37:03
Avg time

D Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Northern Black Hills
    Spearfish, South Dakota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Machine Groomed
  • Snow Grooming
    Classic / Skating
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #170650 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #49272 in Trail Running
    • #1067 in Nordic Skiing
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 85 in Nordic Skiing
  • Land Owner
    Black Hills National Forest

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D Loop is a 4 mile less popular blue machine groomed trail located near Spearfish South Dakota. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. On average it takes 37 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for D Loop multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    14 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,051 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,383 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,171 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,187 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -23%
  • Grade min
    22.8%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    840 ft
  • Avg time
    00:37:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:58:15
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  • Snow Groomed
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      D Loop Trail Reports

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      Jun 1, 2025 @ 6:33am
      Jun 1, 2025
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      May 22, 2025 @ 9:03am
      May 22, 2025
      May 21, 2025 @ 7:37am
      May 21, 2025
      		 reporter Trails are wet from recent rain and snow. They should be rideable in a day or two.
      Apr 29, 2025 @ 4:03pm
      Apr 29, 2025
      Apr 28, 2025 @ 10:22am
      Apr 28, 2025
      		 reporter Recent rains will leave the trails wet for a couple days but should melt any lingering snow.
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      6 Months
      • 1 rides
      • 14.1 km avg distance
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      • 5 rides
      • Last: Feb 24, 2025

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