11 miles
Distance
1,056 ft
Climb
-306 ft
Descent
1 miles
High Point
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  • Riding Area
    Hill City
    Hill City, South Dakota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Rail Trail
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, RD, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #76015 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    SD Game, Fish & Parks Dept., USFS

This section of the Mickelson Trail is located adjacent to US-385 but still has great scenery in a forested area. You will also get some great views of the Crazy Horse Memorial.

There is a per person user fee for the Mickelson Trail with passes available at all trail heads.

Access Info

Park at either the Burlington Northern Hill City Trail Head located in Tracy Park on Railroad Avenue or at the Mountain Trail Head located three miles north of Custer on US-385.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Mickelson Trail - Hill City TH to Mountain TH bike trail
  • Altitude change
    750 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,995 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,995 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,745 ft
  • Grade
    1.337%
  • Grade max
    -13.785%
  • Grade min
    12.441%
  • Distance climb
    7 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,352 ft
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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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