About trails in Custer County, South Dakota

Custer County has 69 named trails on the map, covering 202 miles in total, an average of 2.9 miles per trail. That is the 3rd largest mapped trail network among 14 counties in South Dakota. 67 of them are tagged for hiking and 12 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is George S. Mickelson Trail, at 45.1 miles. 8 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 1 trailhead, 62 campsites, 2 waterfalls, and 2 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Custer, Keystone, and Pringle.

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202Total miles

62Campsites

2Boat launches

2Waterfalls

1Trailheads

George S. Mickelson TrailMTB45.1 mi Centennial Trail #89HikeMTB29.3 mi French Creek and Mt. Coolidge TrailHikeMTB9.4 mi Highland Creek TrailHike8.5 mi Paha Sapa TrailHikeMTB7.8 mi Dry Creek RoadHike6.8 mi Canyons TrailHike6.4 mi Hell Canyon TrailHike5.3 mi Lovers' Leap TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Sanctuary TrailHike3.7 mi Heddy Draw Horse TrailHike3.5 mi Grizzly #7 TrailHike3.4 mi East Bison Flats TrailHike3.3 mi Sunday Gulch TrailHike3.0 mi Trail No. 3 (Norbeck)Hike2.6 mi Iron Creek #15HikeMTB2.5 mi Grace Coolidge Walk-in Fishing AreaHike2.5 mi Boland Ridge TrailHike2.4 mi Calkins Draw TrailHike2.2 mi Lookout Point TrailHike2.2 mi FS 291.1BHike2.1 mi Sylvan Lake TrailHike2.0 mi Trail No. 9 South (Black Elk Peak)Hike2.0 mi Heddy Draw TrailHike2.0 mi Rankin Ridge TrailHike2.0 mi Wind Cave Canyon TrailHike1.8 mi Centennial Bypass 89b TrailHike1.8 mi Trail No. 4 (Little Devil's Tower)Hike1.8 mi Legion Lake TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi FS 285.1CHike1.5 mi FS 297.1MHike1.5 mi Norbeck #3 TrailHike1.4 mi Cold Brook Canyon TrailHike1.4 mi FS 284.2IHike1.4 mi Iron Mountain #16 TrailHike1.3 mi Cuyahogo Mine TrailHike1.3 mi FS 471Hike1.2 mi FS 291.1AHike1.2 mi FS 293.2CHike1.1 mi The Lost Trails: Lower LoopHike1.1 mi Centennial TrailHike1.1 mi Trail No. 2A (Lost Cabin Spur)Hike1.0 mi Little Devil's Tower TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi FS 284.1LHike0.9 mi FS 284.1IHikeMTB0.8 mi Cathedral Spires TrailHike0.8 mi Elk Mountain Nature TrailHike0.7 mi Legion Lake Shore TrailHike0.7 mi FS 297.1NHike0.7 mi Prairie Vista TrailHike0.7 mi FS 297.2AHikeMTB0.7 mi Road 341Hike0.6 mi Horse TrailHike0.6 mi Badger Hole TrailHike0.6 mi 343.1FHike0.6 mi Fisherman Flats Horse TrailHike0.5 mi Iron Shoe Trail0.4 mi Roof TrailHike0.4 mi English RoadHike0.4 mi American Flag TrailHike0.4 mi Centennial Trail (Badger Hole)HikeMTB0.3 mi FS 297.1JHike0.3 mi FS 471.1AHikeMTB0.3 mi CSP 4 TrailHike0.3 mi Spire accessHike0.3 mi Custer SkywalkHike0.3 mi FS 297.1IHike0.2 mi FS 297.1OHike0.2 mi Csp Road 4Hike0.2 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 2, 2026.