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Centennial Trail

Regional route196 km · 122 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Centennial Bypass Nh 3.1 mi · 5.0 kmExplore Black Hills National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J2°-8°15
  2. F3°-8°18
  3. M7°-4°36
  4. A12°0°64
  5. M17°6°111
  6. J22°11°92
  7. J26°15°76
  8. A26°14°58
  9. S21°9°46
  10. O14°3°47
  11. N6°-3°23
  12. D2°-8°16

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 196 km (122 mi) long, Centennial Trail is a regional hiking route in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, United States of America. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
196 km · 122 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Park or forest
Black Hills National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
South Dakota
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
CT
Route centre
44.0290, -103.4904
Route start
44.1932, -103.5177
OpenStreetMap
relation 7330792
Wikidata
Q133090826
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Centennial Bypass Nh

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Black Hills National Forest

Raspberry 8501

3.3 mi · 5.2 km · Black Hills National Forest

Raspberry 8026

3.9 mi · 6.2 km · Black Hills National Forest

Raspberry 8500

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 32

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Black Hills National Forest

Piedmont Fire Trail 144

4.7 mi · 7.6 km · Black Hills National Forest

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