Ditch Creek 56
South Dakota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.9 mi
Distance
441 ft
Gain
40 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Black Hills National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Ditch Creek 56
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 441 ft
- Elevation loss
- 441 ft
- Highest point
- 6,693 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,407 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
DITCH CREEK 56 is a 3.7-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 441 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,693 feet.
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