Stots Ridge
South Dakota
Free — you'll pick up right here.
5.8 mi
Distance
1,841 ft
Gain
2h 23m
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.
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Why you'll love it
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Stots Ridge
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,841 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,841 ft
- Highest point
- 6,494 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,104 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Stots Ridge is an out-and-back trail in South Dakota, 11.64 miles round trip with 1,841 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,494 feet.
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