Mud Lake
South Dakota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.0 mi
Distance
209 ft
Gain
24 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
Mud Lake
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 209 ft
- Elevation loss
- 209 ft
- Highest point
- 6,683 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,578 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
MUD LAKE is a 2.04-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 209 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,683 feet.
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