Mountain Lion
South Dakota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.9 mi
Distance
194 ft
Gain
19 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
Mountain Lion
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 194 ft
- Elevation loss
- 194 ft
- Highest point
- 6,772 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,632 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Mountain Lion is a 1.76-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 194 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,772 feet.
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
DUCK LAKE
~2 min drive
1.14-mile out-and-back trail to Duck Lake in South Dakota with 362 ft of elevation gain.
DITCH CREEK 30
~5 min drive
9.96-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 1,728 ft elevation gain
STOTS RIDGE
~8 min drive
11.64-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 1,841 ft elevation gain and loss.
MUD LAKE
~3 min drive
2.04-mile out-and-back trail at MUD LAKE in South Dakota with 209 ft elevation gain
DITCH CREEK 44
~7 min drive
6.6-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 823 ft elevation gain/loss.
DITCH CREEK 32
~4 min drive
2.16-mile loop trail in South Dakota with 532 ft elevation gain
DITCH CREEK 21
~7 min drive
3.82-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 1,404 ft gain/loss
DITCH CREEK 36
~4 min drive
3.24-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 312 ft elevation gain
DITCH CREEK 04
~8 min drive
4.66-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 1,625 ft elevation gain and loss.
DITCH CREEK 35
~4 min drive
1.78-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 144 ft elevation gain/loss.
