Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Bridger, South Dakota
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Grasslands to Badlands
This trail starts just off Interstate 90 at exit 116 in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. It is a mostly straight trail southbound to the scenic drive through the Badlands National Park. It can be…
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Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
The Wall
This is a dirt trail that runs along the cliff edge of Buffalo National Grasslands overlooking part of the Badlands and offering numerous boondocking locations. Both north and south ends of the trail are along…
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Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Horton Road - Northern Boundary of Badlands National Park
Horton Road is a remote two-track that runs along the northern boundary of Badlands National Park in South Dakota. This lightly maintained backcountry road cuts through open prairie terrain, with long, straight stretches flanked by…
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Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
Sagecreek Rim Road
This trail or track is on the edge of the Badlands National Park. You can expect to see great views and a high potential for wildlife such as mountain goats. Several turnouts are available and…
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Total Miles
6.1
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp
Conata Basin Road
Conata Basin Road is a two-lane gravel route that winds through the stunning expanse of Buffalo Gap National Grassland, leading straight into the heart of Badlands National Park. Beginning off SD-44 to the south, this…
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Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Sage Creek Conata West
This is a fun two-track dirt trail that gives you a glimpse into the grasslands and Badlands most people don't get to experience. You may encounter lots of prairie dogs and large herds of antelope.…
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Total Miles
12.3
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
Bear Creek Spur
This is an out-and-back trail, with the trail ending at the border of neighboring private property. The trail starts behind a wire cattle gate, be sure to always shut the gate behind you. For the…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Spring Draw Rd
Spring Draw Rd is an accessible, well-maintained Gravel Road that connects Indian Creek Rd Hwy 44 and takes you through the northwest part of Buffalo Gap Natl Grassland. You might be able to see prairie…
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Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Indian Creek Rd
Indian Creek Rd is an easy well-maintained Gravel Road that starts in Scenic at the Bombing Range Rd and takes you through the north west part of Buffalo Gap Natl Grassland. You might be able…
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Total Miles
3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Sheep Mountain Table Road
This an easy, scenic dirt road that leads to some really cool overlooks of the south portion of Badlands National Park. It has 2 distinct sections with the first part being accessible to all vehicles…
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Total Miles
7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Piedmont To Nemo Trail
As you travel through this trail, you are instantly surrounded by the Black Hills National Forest. The route is compromised of rocky terrain along with some uphill travel with views of the nearby town of…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su
Flat Nastys
This an easier very scenic trail that takes you from Nemo Road over to Highway 44. Some smaller rock-rutted uneven road that can be messy in the rain. One major obstacle that has a steep…
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Total Miles
9.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Foster's Gultch
This is a scenic trail meandering through ponderosa pine and quaking aspen trees. From the Rockerville Road entrance of this trail, is it a maintained gravel road that slowly gets narrower, but stays very easy…
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Total Miles
11.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
Victoria 159
Victoria 159 is a standard 'off-pavement' route that crosses between Sheridan Lake Rd and Highway 385 just south of Pactola Reservoir. This road is also the main road that offers access to many other full-size,…
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Total Miles
10.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Long Run - 641
This trail will run from Foster's Gulch to South Rockerville Road. Along this long run across a high ridge of the Black Hills National Forest, you will have some good scenery and will likely run…
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Total Miles
4.1
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Ghost Canyon Road
It is an easy gravel road with good views, making for a beautiful shortcut to nearby trailheads. Many other activities off of this route include camping sites in the Black Hills National Forest along with…
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Total Miles
7.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Loamy Loop Lollipop Stem
This is a short segment of 6660 that continues after the Devil's Head segment. It's a mile-long single track with small rocks in the trail, roots across the trail, and bigger loose rocks. There are…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Fort Meade Backcountry Byway
This scenic road is packed with historical significance. There are gorgeous hiking and biking trails as well as multiple equestrian areas as part of this road. You will be treated to the historic original Ft.…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Victoria Lake Dam - FS 6704
This high-clearance trail leads to the historic Victoria Lake Dam recreation area. Although rated a 2/10, clearance is recommended due to embedded rocks along the route. The trail ends at a turnaround with a 62-inch…
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Total Miles
0.4
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bulldog
This is a scenic trail with some beautiful views. It's a great trail to see the fall colors. The only real challenge to the trail comes when meeting oncoming traffic, as parts are on a…
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Total Miles
8.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Victoria 06
Victoria 06 meanders through a sparse pine tree forest, through really wide open meadows and dispersed trees, for 1 mile starting and ending on Forest Service road 6715. It crosses some chunky outcroppings of rock…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Turkey Ridge - 719
Turkey Ridge--716 is an unmaintained trail with several areas where water can stand and form large mud holes. The terrain is somewhat scenic as it goes through wooded areas, and the trail is unmaintained and…
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Total Miles
1.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Bulldog
This is a beautiful winding trail up through the trees to the top of a high point overlooking Bear Butte State Park. The only real challenges are when you meet oncoming vehicles, as it is…
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Total Miles
6.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
6617
6617 is a mellow and easy single track that meanders through the sparse pine tree forest in the Black Hills. The east side starts at a metal grate pinch point, and then it meanders through…
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Total Miles
1
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Rocky Gulch
This trail is fun during all seasons of the year but is best enjoyed during the spring through fall months. During the winter months this rocky, and narrow trail can quickly become challenging to those…
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Total Miles
4.5
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Fa / Su
Bogus 6310
6310 is an easy dirt bike trail through the Black Hills. Part of it is a really wide path through the pine forest, but it also narrows up through the grassy meadow. It starts at…
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Total Miles
0.9
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Victoria 162
Victoria 162 is a road that lands you onto Victoria 159 (commonly the main road through the Victoria trail system) or a way to access other roads/trails. Not only is this an incredibly scenic drive,…
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Total Miles
3.2
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa / Wi
Bogus 6321
6321 goes gradually downhill for 1.6 miles through the Black Hills, connecting the 6339 and 6310 single tracks. This trail is pretty easy, with sections of small loose rocks and narrow sections through grassy meadows…
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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Victoria 09
Victoria 09 is a short and easy single track through the Victoria Trail System. It's mostly a wide path, full of small loose rocks, that goes through grassy meadows under widely separated pine trees in…
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Total Miles
0.7
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp
Nemo 8277
Nemo 8277 is one of the many tracks located in the Nemo area of the Black Hills National Forest. Nemo 8277 begins as a gentle gravel road and increases into small rocks and off-cambering surfaces,…
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Total Miles
4.3
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Su
ATV Trails Near Bridger, South Dakota
Grasslands to Badlands
This trail starts just off Interstate 90 at exit 116 in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. It is a mostly straight trail southbound to the scenic drive through the Badlands National Park. It can be…
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Learn more about Grasslands to Badlands
Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
The Wall
This is a dirt trail that runs along the cliff edge of Buffalo National Grasslands overlooking part of the Badlands and offering numerous boondocking locations. Both north and south ends of the trail are along…
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Learn more about The Wall
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Horton Road - Northern Boundary of Badlands National Park
Horton Road is a remote two-track that runs along the northern boundary of Badlands National Park in South Dakota. This lightly maintained backcountry road cuts through open prairie terrain, with long, straight stretches flanked by…
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Learn more about Horton Road - Northern Boundary of Badlands National Park
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
Conata Basin Road
Conata Basin Road is a two-lane gravel route that winds through the stunning expanse of Buffalo Gap National Grassland, leading straight into the heart of Badlands National Park. Beginning off SD-44 to the south, this…
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Learn more about Conata Basin Road
Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bear Creek Spur
This is an out-and-back trail, with the trail ending at the border of neighboring private property. The trail starts behind a wire cattle gate, be sure to always shut the gate behind you. For the…
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Learn more about Bear Creek Spur
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Spring Draw Rd
Spring Draw Rd is an accessible, well-maintained Gravel Road that connects Indian Creek Rd Hwy 44 and takes you through the northwest part of Buffalo Gap Natl Grassland. You might be able to see prairie…
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Learn more about Spring Draw Rd
Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
UTV/Side-by-Side Near Bridger, South Dakota
Grasslands to Badlands
This trail starts just off Interstate 90 at exit 116 in the Buffalo Gap National Grassland. It is a mostly straight trail southbound to the scenic drive through the Badlands National Park. It can be…
Learn more about Grasslands to Badlands
Learn more about Grasslands to Badlands
Total Miles
8.4
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa
The Wall
This is a dirt trail that runs along the cliff edge of Buffalo National Grasslands overlooking part of the Badlands and offering numerous boondocking locations. Both north and south ends of the trail are along…
Learn more about The Wall
Learn more about The Wall
Total Miles
2.9
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Horton Road - Northern Boundary of Badlands National Park
Horton Road is a remote two-track that runs along the northern boundary of Badlands National Park in South Dakota. This lightly maintained backcountry road cuts through open prairie terrain, with long, straight stretches flanked by…
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Learn more about Horton Road - Northern Boundary of Badlands National Park
Total Miles
4.7
Tech Rating
2
Easy
Best Time
Su
Conata Basin Road
Conata Basin Road is a two-lane gravel route that winds through the stunning expanse of Buffalo Gap National Grassland, leading straight into the heart of Badlands National Park. Beginning off SD-44 to the south, this…
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Learn more about Conata Basin Road
Total Miles
6.8
Tech Rating
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Bear Creek Spur
This is an out-and-back trail, with the trail ending at the border of neighboring private property. The trail starts behind a wire cattle gate, be sure to always shut the gate behind you. For the…
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Learn more about Bear Creek Spur
Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
3
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa
Spring Draw Rd
Spring Draw Rd is an accessible, well-maintained Gravel Road that connects Indian Creek Rd Hwy 44 and takes you through the northwest part of Buffalo Gap Natl Grassland. You might be able to see prairie…
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Learn more about Spring Draw Rd
Total Miles
5.7
Tech Rating
1
Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa