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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–24 °C (52–75 °F)

  1. J0°-10°10
  2. F1°-10°17
  3. M5°-7°30
  4. A9°-3°55
  5. M15°3°107
  6. J20°8°87
  7. J24°12°80
  8. A23°11°62
  9. S18°7°44
  10. O11°0°41
  11. N4°-6°17
  12. D-1°-10°13

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
4.9 km · 3.0 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Southern Black Hills (Black Hills; GMBA)
Nearest town
9.3 km N of Custer (Custer 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 type
Local route
Ref
6
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
43.8506, -103.5724
Route start
43.8473, -103.5668
OpenStreetMap
relation 7699549
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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