Hiking, Wind Cave National Park

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This 2.8-mile journey takes you past a prairie dog town and along the edge of an area charred by a prescribed fire.

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This 3.6-mile trail meanders along Wind Cave Canyon, and is a great trail for bird watchers.

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This trail leads you up and over rolling hills and through the prairie.

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This trail rolls up and over the prairie, climbing past Lookout Point.

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This moderate, 3.6-mile (one way) trail connects to the Highland Creek Trail

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The Centennial Trail is a 111-mile trail that spans nearly the entire state of South Dakota.

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This is the longest and most strenuous trail in Wind Cave National Park.

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Trail features panoramic views of the park as well as Battle Mountain, Red Valley, and the Black Hills.

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The Elk Mountain Nature Trail is a self-guided interpretive trail.

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Rankin Ridge Nature Trail is a self-guided hike.

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This is a one-mile, self-guided interpretive trail.

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This is a moderate, 10-mile loop trail that circumnavigates Deerfield Lake.

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This four-mile out-and-back trail is the easiest and most popular route to the top of Harney Peak.

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The Flume Trail runs 11-miles (one way) along the path of the old Rockerville Flume, which transported water between Spring Creek and the gold-mining operation at Rockerville.

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This is a moderate, 6.4-mile loop trail that gains around 300 feet on the way to the summit of Old Baldy Mountain.

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This loop trail travels through pine and aspen forests and along picturesque Spearfish Creek.

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This "botanical trail" meanders through birch, ironwood and hazelnut trees.

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This trail follows Beaver Creek and passes through mountain lion country.

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An easy jaunt around Cook Lake.

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This trail may be short and easy, but it's a total classic.

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Crow Peak is a physically challenging and historically interesting hike.

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This is the harder and less-traveled route up Harney Peak.

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This loop trail climbs up to a scenic overlook spur trail, with views of Pactola Lake.

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A fully accessible trail along the shore of the Pactola Reservoir.