About hiking in Minnehaha County

Minnehaha County, South Dakota has 44 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 48.8 miles, an average of 1.1 miles each. The longest is Sioux Falls Recreation Trail, at 16.4 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Minnehaha County are like

By length, 37 are under a mile, 4 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 3 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Cactus Hills Trail, at 1.0 mile.

Of the 44 with measured elevation, Balancing Rock Trail climbs the most, about 247 ft.

All 44 hiking trails, longest first

Sioux Falls Recreation TrailHikeMTB16.4 mi Sioux Falls Bike TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi Skunk Creek SpurHikeMTB5.1 mi Prairie View TrailHike1.8 mi Prairie Vista TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Nordic Ski TrailHike1.4 mi Turtle Creek Park Walking TrailHike1.0 mi Cactus Hills TrailHike1.0 mi Upper TrailHike0.9 mi Riparian TrailHike0.9 mi South Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Woodland TrailHike0.7 mi Turtle Creek Walking TrailHike0.7 mi Hartford Heights/Hartford Walking PathHike0.7 mi Split Rock TrailHike0.6 mi North Loop TrailHike0.6 mi Balancing Rock TrailHike0.5 mi Overlook TrailHike0.5 mi Quarry Pond TrailHike0.5 mi Valley TrailHike0.5 mi Pollinator Hill TrailHike0.5 mi Prarie TrailHike0.5 mi Hartford Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Archery TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Northern Slope TrailHike0.5 mi Skyline TrailHike0.4 mi Silver Rush TrailHike0.4 mi South Wall TrailHike0.4 mi Lower TrailHike0.4 mi Quarry Rock TrailHike0.3 mi Stairstep Quarry Primitive TrailHike0.3 mi Split Rock Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Gateway TrailHike0.3 mi Prarie/Woodland TrailHike0.2 mi West Pond TrailHike0.2 mi Grand Meadow TrailHike0.2 mi West Valley TrailHike0.2 mi Ironwood Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi The World's Steepest ShortcutHike0.2 mi Miner's Trace TrailHike0.2 mi Oak Canyon TrailHike0.2 mi Ace Park TrailHike0.2 mi King & Queen TrailHike0.1 mi American Plum TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Minnehaha County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.