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South Dakota
BEAR PAW LOOP
4.7 mi
Distance
646 ft
Gain
1h 52m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Black Hills National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
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BEAR PAW LOOP
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 646 ft
- Elevation loss
- 646 ft
- Highest point
- 6,754 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,453 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Bear Paw Loop is a 4.65-mile loop in South Dakota with 646 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,754 feet.
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