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Ditch Creek 17

Trail2.9 km · 1.8 miBest May–Sep

Next nearby hike: Ditch Creek 08 0.5 mi · 0.7 kmExplore Black Hills National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Sep · highs 14–23 °C (57–73 °F)

  1. J-2°-12°16
  2. F-1°-11°21
  3. M4°-8°32
  4. A8°-4°60
  5. M14°2°101
  6. J19°8°93
  7. J23°12°85
  8. A23°11°65
  9. S18°6°44
  10. O10°-1°42
  11. N2°-7°22
  12. D-2°-12°17

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.

Trail facts

Length
2.9 km · 1.8 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
21 km W of Hill City (Pennington County, South Dakota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Black Hills National Forest
Best months
May–Sep
Country
United States of America
Region
South Dakota
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.9433, -103.8328
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 centre

Ditch Creek 08

0.5 mi · 0.7 km · Black Hills National Forest

Ditch Creek 18

0.7 mi · 1.2 km · Black Hills National Forest

Ditch Creek 12

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Black Hills National Forest

Ditch Creek 11

0.9 mi · 1.4 km · Black Hills National Forest

Ditch Creek 07

1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Black Hills National Forest

Ditch Creek 06

1.0 mi · 1.6 km · Black Hills National Forest

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