45 Trails in South Dakota

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Centennial Trail Advanced difficulty 111.0 ***** Sturgis
2. Storm Mountain Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Rapid City
3. Buzzard's Roost Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Rapid City
4. Victoria's Secret Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Rapid City
5. Prairie Trail, Custer State Park Advanced difficulty 3.0 ***** Custer
6. Leaders Park Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Sioux Falls
7. HLMP Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Rapid City
8. Lovers Leap Trail Advanced difficulty 3.0 *** Custer
9. Kiwanis Beginner difficulty 4.0 **** Mitchell
10. Bulldog Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Sturgis
11. Little Spearfish Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 *** Spearfish
12. The George S. Mickelson Trail Easiest difficulty 110.0 **** Deadwood
13. Big Hill Trail System Beginner difficulty 0.0 **** Spearfish
14. Tuthill Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Sioux Falls
15. Great Bear Beginner difficulty 4 ***** Sioux Falls
16. Terry Peak Ski Area Advanced difficulty 5 ***** Lead
17. 7th Cavary (Centennial Trail) Intermediate difficulty 8 ***** Sturgis
18. Arroya Sandy Beach Trails Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Mitchell
19. Badger Clark Historic Trail Advanced difficulty 1.0 ***** Custer
20. Grace Coolidge Walk-in Fishing Area Easiest difficulty 3.0 **** Custer
21. Rimrock Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Spearfish
22. Skyline Trail Advanced difficulty 18.0 **** Rapid City
23. LaFrambois Island Beginner difficulty 0.0 **** Pierre
24. West Launch / Windy Point Trails Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Mitchell
25. Richmond Lake Forest Drive Beginner difficulty 5.0 ***** Aberdeen
26. Yankton Trail Singletrack Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Sioux Falls
27. Tinton to Aspen hills difficulty 4.0 **** Spearfish
28. Firesteel Park Trail Easiest difficulty 1.0 **** Mitchell
29. Little Elk Creek Canyon Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Piedmont
30. Lookout Mountain Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Spearfish
31. Trail 40L / Deerfield Lake Loop Intermediate difficulty 11.0 *** Hill City
32. Tinton Trail Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Spearfish
33. Turtle Trail Beginner difficulty 1.0 **** Mitchell
34. Elk Creek TH to Alkali TH (Centennial Trail) difficulty 11.2 Sturgis
35. Farm Island Easiest difficulty 15.0 *** Pierre
36. Crow Peak difficulty 6.2 Spearfish
37. Trail 40 difficulty 0.0 Hill City
38. Lewis & Clark Lake difficulty 0.0 * Yankton
39. Deadman's Trailhead difficulty 35.0 Sturgis
40. Big Tree/Robber's Roost Advanced difficulty 8.0 * Custer
41. Gavin Point difficulty 10.0 Yankton
42. Badlands Baja Trails difficulty 10.0 Interior
43. Legacy Park difficulty 2 Sioux Falls
44. Gavin Point Advanced difficulty 10.0 * Yankton
45. Gavin Point difficulty 10.0 Yankton

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