Trails in Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Dakota Prairie Grasslands publishes 36 named trails totalling 250 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 8 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. The forest marks 2 with a national designation. Trails here enter 1 wilderness area.
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By use
Wilderness areas these trails enter
- Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness 1 trail
All 36 trails, longest first
| Trail | Miles | Class | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maah Daah HeyNational Recreation TrailTheodore Roosevelt Wilderness | 144.3 | ||
| North Country National ScenicNational Scenic or Historic Trail | 31.1 | ||
| Buffalo Gap | 18.9 | ||
| Wolf | 8.8 | ||
| Hankinson Hills | 7.9 | ||
| Cottonwood | 6.9 | ||
| Blacktail | 6.8 | ||
| Long X | 5.8 | ||
| Denbigh | 3.2 | ||
| Bennett | 3.1 | ||
| Birnt Hills Loop | 3 | ||
| Oak Leaf | 2.3 | ||
| Ice Caves | 1.5 | ||
| Buffalo Gap Loop | 1.3 | ||
| Buffalo Gap Spur | 1.3 | ||
| Coal Creek | 0.7 | ||
| Aspen | 0.3 | ||
| Birnt Hills Overlook | 0.3 | ||
| CCC | 0.3 | ||
| Magpie | 0.3 | ||
| Battle of the Badlands | 0.2 | ||
| Bear Creek | 0.2 | ||
| Easy Hill Overlook | 0.2 | ||
| Sather Lake | 0.2 | ||
| Summit Viewpoint | 0.2 | ||
| Wannagan | 0.2 | ||
| Arboretum Loop | 0.1 | ||
| Buffalo Gap Viewpoint | 0.1 | ||
| Bully Pulpit | 0.1 | ||
| Coal Creek Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Juniper Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Skyline | 0.1 | ||
| Summit | 0.1 | ||
| Survey Monument | 0.1 | ||
| Homers Camp | 0.1 | ||
| Elkhorn | 0.1 |
Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.
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