6.0 miles
Distance
761 ft
Climb
-767 ft
Descent
00:35:13
Avg time
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Old Baldy Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Baldy Mountain
    Cheyenne Crossing, South Dakota
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #52549 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #30964 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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Old Baldy Loop is a 6 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near Cheyenne Crossing South Dakota. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 35 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Old Baldy Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -5 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,797 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,128 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,110 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,106 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -20.3%
  • Grade min
    20.6%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,865 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:13
  • Avg reverse time
    01:21:22
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on Jun 29, 2023
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      Old Baldy Loop Trail Reports

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      Jun 29, 2023 @ 6:33am
      Jun 29, 2023
      		 Muddy from rains. Lots of cow pies on the trail.
      May 29, 2022 @ 8:18am
      May 29, 2022
      Aug 6, 2021 @ 7:13am
      Aug 6, 2021
      Aug 30, 2020 @ 8:13am
      Aug 30, 2020
      		 Ballsy west is clear. Easy is not clear yet and remains closed. West will be open next week and can actually be riden now. Don not ride east.
      Jul 19, 2020 @ 2:31pm
      Jul 19, 2020
      		 105 dead falls. Do not ride until forest service gets cleared from tornado. Major blocks.
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 37 rides
      • Last: Oct 26, 2024

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