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Pony Gulch 09

Trail4.6 km · 2.9 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Pony Gulch 06 0.9 mi · 1.5 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°15
  2. F2°-8°19
  3. M6°-5°32
  4. A10°-1°57
  5. M16°5°98
  6. J21°10°85
  7. J25°14°74
  8. A25°14°56
  9. S20°8°42
  10. O12°2°41
  11. N5°-4°21
  12. D1°-9°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.

Trail facts

Length
4.6 km · 2.9 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
17 km NW of Hill City (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
44.0669, -103.6655
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

Pony Gulch 06

0.9 mi · 1.5 km · Black Hills National Forest

Deerfield Trail

1.1 mi · 1.8 km · Black Hills National Forest

Merritt 22

2.8 mi · 4.5 km · Black Hills National Forest

Middle Nugget 05

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · Black Hills National Forest

Middle Nugget 03

3.9 mi · 6.3 km · Black Hills National Forest

Middle Nugget 33

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · Black Hills National Forest

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