South Dakota
Difficult
Buffalo Gap National Grassland Mauvaises Terres Loop
Unmarked grassland circuit for serious navigators
Feature: Camping
South Dakota
Moderate
Ghost Town Trail – Rochford to Mystic
Following gold rush wagon roads to ghost towns
South Dakota
Moderate
Black Hills National Forest Road 231 – Spring Creek Loop
Creek crossings and mining history in the pines
South Dakota
Moderate
Slim Buttes Backcountry Loop
Ancient sentinels rising from the northwestern plains
South Dakota
Moderate
Alkali Creek Road
Endless prairie where the soil runs white with alkali
South Dakota
Moderate
Rochford Road
Gold rush ghosts in the ponderosa pines
South Dakota
Easy
Medicine Root Loop
Prairie isolation where the sky goes on forever
South Dakota
Moderate
Badlands Pinnacles Backcountry Road
Hidden badlands beyond the tourist crowds
South Dakota
Moderate
Deerfield Reservoir Road
Black Hills reservoir access with water crossings
South Dakota
Difficult
Castle Creek Road
Technical granite crawling in Black Hills backcountry.