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South Dakota
Summit Divide
10.8 mi
Distance
2,227 ft
Gain
4h 3m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Custer Gallatin National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Summit Divide
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,227 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,227 ft
- Highest point
- 3,615 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,093 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Summit Divide is a 10.79-mile out-and-back trail in South Dakota with 914 feet of elevation gain and 1,159 feet of elevation loss. The trail follows an out-and-back route type.
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