Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country

by Bert Gildart, Marcus Heerdt (Revised by), Jane Gildart

Overview

Best Easy Day Hikes Black Hills Country features concise descriptions and detailed maps for 22 easy-to-follow trails in the Black Hills region of South Dakota and Wyomingthat allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the region’s history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493062065
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Marcus Heerdt lives and works in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota in the southern Hills community of Hot Springs. His hiking adventures have taken him to each of the fifty states as well as faraway places such as Yukon Territory, Spain, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. He lives in Hot Springs, South Dakota.

Heerdt is also the author of Hiking the Black Hills Country, Third Edition (june 2021) and the upcoming Hiking South Dakota (2024).

Table of Contents

Overview Map v

Acknowledgments vii

Meet Your Guide viii

Introduction 1

Before You Hit the Trail 13

Map Legend 19

The Hikes

Hikes in Wyoming

Devils Tower National Monument 22

1 Tower Trail 25

2 Red Beds Trail 27

3 Joyner Ridge Trail 29

Hikes in South Dakota

Spearflsh Area 32

4 Roughlock Falls 35

5 Spearfish Falls 37

Custer State Park 39

6 Sylvan Lake Shore Trail 41

7 Prairie Trail 43

Black Elk Range 46

8 Willow Creek Loop 49

9 Iron Mountain Loop 52

Flume Trail 55

10 Spring Creek Loop B 57

Wind Cave National Park 60

11 Rankin Ridge Nature Trail 64

12 Elk Mountain Nature Trail 66

13 Prairie Vista Nature Trail 68

14 Cold Brook Canyon Trail 70

Jewel Cave National Monument 72

15 Roof Trail 75

16 Canyons Trail 77

Badlands National Park 79

17 Door Trail 82

18 Window Trail 84

19 Cliff Shelf Nature Trail 86

A Bit Harder 88

20 Sylvan Lake to Black Elk Peak Trail 90

21 Crow Peak 94

22 Bear Butte 98

Bonus Hikes at a Glance 103

Mount Roosevelt 104

Cathedral Spires Trail 105

Lovers' Leap Trail 106

Appendix A Suggested Equipment 107

Appendix B Managing Agencies 110