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Pennington County Trail Maps
284 named trails across Pennington County, South Dakota, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.
About trails in Pennington County, South Dakota
Pennington County has 284 named trails on the map, covering 475 miles in total, an average of 1.7 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 18 counties in South Dakota. 107 of them are tagged for hiking and 45 for mountain biking.
The longest single trail is Deerfield Trail, at 45.5 miles. 7 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 3 trailheads, 73 campsites, 4 waterfalls, and 16 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Johnson Siding, Hill City, and Custer.
What the trails in Pennington County are like
By length, 69 are under a mile, 40 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Trail No. 8 (Willow Creek Loop), at 2.5 miles.
Every one carries a difficulty rating: 36 easy, 74 moderate, and 6 hard. Of the 106 with measured elevation, Deerfield Trail climbs the most, about 3,544 ft, and 3 gain 1,000 ft or more.
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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 .