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Merritt 31

Trail3.1 km · 1.9 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Merritt 25 1.3 mi · 2.1 kmExplore Black Hills National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–25 °C (54–77 °F)

  1. J1°-9°18
  2. F2°-9°21
  3. M6°-5°36
  4. A10°-1°64
  5. M15°4°109
  6. J21°10°95
  7. J25°14°78
  8. A24°13°60
  9. S19°8°47
  10. O12°2°47
  11. N5°-5°24
  12. D0°-9°19

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
3.1 km · 1.9 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
16 km W of Johnson Siding (Pennington County, South Dakota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Black Hills National Forest
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
South Dakota
Continent
North America
Route centre
44.1336, -103.6320
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

Merritt 25

1.3 mi · 2.1 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 21

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 20

1.7 mi · 2.8 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 23

2.0 mi · 3.2 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 24

2.2 mi · 3.6 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 22

2.4 mi · 3.8 km · Black Hills National Forest

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