Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Custer
, 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
Climb Difficulty

Green
Physical Rating

Easy
Season

Year Round
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#85298 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

SD Game, Fish & Parks Dept., USFS

This section of the Mickelson Trail is one of the longer stretches of the trail and starts the descent down onto the prairie. The alignment roughly follows SD-89 but deviates away from the highway multiple times providing a bit more of a remote feeling.

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

Access Info

Park at either the Pringle Trail Head located near the town center on the west side of US-385 or at the Minnekahta Trail Head located 1/2 mile east of the intersection of SD-89 and US-18.

Local Trail Association

Black Hills Trails (www.blackhillstrails.org)
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Mickelson Trail - Pringle TH to Minnekahta TH mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-704 ft
Altitude min

4,166 ft
Altitude max

4,964 ft
Altitude start

4,871 ft
Altitude end

4,167 ft
Grade

-0.816%
Grade max

-17.978%
Grade min

15.436%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

11 miles
Distance flat

1 mile
Avg time

01:15:54
Avg reverse time

01:34:19
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Status:

on Sep 30, 2020

Ideal

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