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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)
- J2°-8°23
- F3°-8°26
- M7°-4°44
- A12°0°69
- M17°6°107
- J23°11°96
- J27°15°66
- A27°15°50
- S21°9°48
- O14°3°52
- N6°-3°31
- D1°-8°24
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
- Mapped length
- 5.1 km · 3.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Northern Black Hills (Black Hills; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- At Deadwood (Lawrence County, South Dakota) · GeoNames
- Park or forest
- Black Hills National Forest
- Best months
- May–Jun, Aug–Oct
- Country
- United States of America
- Region
- South Dakota
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Local route
- Route centre
- 44.3641, -103.7445
- Route start
- 44.3700, -103.7319
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 15355679
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.
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