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Highland Creek Trail

Trail14 km · 9 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Lookout Point Trail 1.0 mi · 1.5 kmExplore Wind Cave National Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–24 °C (57–75 °F)

  1. J3°-8°10
  2. F4°-8°16
  3. M9°-4°28
  4. A14°0°52
  5. M19°6°98
  6. J24°11°84
  7. J28°15°73
  8. A28°15°54
  9. S23°10°41
  10. O15°3°35
  11. N7°-3°16
  12. D2°-8°12

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

This trail in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, United States of America, is about 14 km (9 mi) long. It lies about 20 km north of Hot Springs. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
14 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
National Park Service
Data from
National Park Service
Nearest town
20 km N of Hot Springs (Fall River County, South Dakota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Wind Cave National Park
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
South Dakota
Continent
North America
Route centre
43.5881, -103.4475
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

Lookout Point Trail

1.0 mi · 1.5 km · Wind Cave National Park

Sanctuary Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave Canyon Trail

2.5 mi · 4.0 km · Wind Cave National Park

East Bison Flats Trail

4.7 mi · 7.5 km · Wind Cave National Park

Cold Brook Canyon Trail

5.1 mi · 8.2 km · Black Hills National Forest

Boland Ridge Trail

5.4 mi · 8.6 km · Wind Cave National Park

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