Dirt Bike Trails
Near Piedmont, South Dakota

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 Piedmont. The route is mostly one vehicle wide with some areas to pass. During the summer this s...
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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, with many ups and downs offering a tame but enjoyable ride for all users. Conditions of the trail can o...
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Crystal Cave is a very easy ride to the end of the trail where you will find an overlook to what many call the "Mini Grand Canyon" of the Black Hills. The trail is a two lane maintained gravel road that passes through a residential area for approximately 2.5 miles and towards the end of the residen...
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8257 is an intermediate single track in the Black Hills that starts at a pinch point off a dirt road, south of the town of Nemo, South Dakota. Going east to west, it gains 750 feet over 2 miles, with several steep rocky climbs. It winds through the pine forest, through several technical sections of ...
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This is a short detour/loop off Vanocker Canyon Road to the west and is about 2.5 miles between the beginning/end of Vanocker Canyon Road. The southern portion runs east/west along Little Elk Creek and is a maintained road wide enough for two vehicles. Cattle can be seen grazing in the eastern area ...
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This is a short single track in the Black Hills that is part of the Bogus Trail System. The trail goes through a pine forest, full of loose pieces of rock littering the trail. The trail mostly goes downhill from south to north, with the steepest section at the north end before it connects to the 808...
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This 4.5-mile-long single track through the Black Hills is full of challenging rocky sections, and loose climbs, and goes through challenging scree fields. It's also super scenic, with big rock boulders lining the trail. There are lots of easy sections that are fast and flowy and easy in between the...
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This route is a southern alternative to riding Merritt Estes Road and Nemo Road. Erskine Gulch Road is just north of where Duran meets with Nemo Road, so you can use this instead of riding gravel/paved roads to/from Merritt Estes. Bogus Jim is a maintained gravel road whereas Duran is a single-vehic...
Learn more about Bogus Jim (FS 201) and Duran (FS 679.1)

Moderate rock crawling trail for built vehicles. This trail is steep, dangerous and narrow. Vehicle damage is very possible and stock vehicles will not make it on this one. Armor, recovery gear, larger tires, roll cage, spill kit and spare parts are recommended for this trail. Be aware on this one
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This small section along the cereal bowl, nicknamed "Trix," is a small rock crawling section that rings in at a 4/10. Low range, high clearance is required. This little section is enough to get your feet wet and experience a taste of what Black Hills rock crawling can be like. Featuring undercut roc...
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Fruity Pebbles has well earned its name! Featured in the Cereal Bowl, Fruity Pebbles starts off traversing a dried-up creek bed. The beginning of this trail can be deceiving, as you push on, the difficulty will grow, and surpass its original rating of 6/10, with it being a much more suitable 7/10. B...
Learn more about Fruity Pebbles - 6319

Road open to all. 448.1A is off of Bogus Jim Road and contributes to the large amount of motorized recreational trails in the area. Starting on 448.1C this section is a relatively easy 2-track. Featuring ruts and small rocks. Eventually, the road open to all turns into a trail open to all 6326. From...
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Jake is made up of several sections of rock crawling routes along Trail 6326 with each one increasing in difficulty as you go. A high-clearance 4x4 with low range, rock sliders, and a winch is recommended, and body damage is possible. This particular section is Jake Section 1. This Section is great ...
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6325 is a 3.2-mile-long single track through the Black Hills with several technical rocky sections that make it one of the harder trails in the area. It gains almost 1,300 feet as it goes east to west. It's steepest on the east end, with most of the climbing being in the first mile. It starts in a s...
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Devil's Head 6660 is a 5-mile-long single track through the Black Hills. The western portion makes a loop off of a Jeep road, and then it continues east to make a semi-circle south to the same dirt road. You'll find a mix of easy and moderately challenging sections throughout the route, with lots of...
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Body damage is possible on this trail, and 35+-inch tires or a traction device (locking differential, limited slip), rock sliders, and a winch are recommended. Got Milk (also known as Upper Captain Crunch) is a through trail that is located in the "Cereal Bowl" along Bogus Jim Road in the Black Hill...
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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 the staging area on Norris Peak Lane, which is a small dirt parking lot. If staging here, you'll need to take this trail t...
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This 3.5-mile-long single track through the Black Hills is a challenging route full of technical loose climbs, technical rock pinches, and rock ledges. There are lots of really steep hill climbs and descents. It's constantly going up and down, so will be difficult regardless of which direction you c...
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A high-clearance 4x4 with low range, lockers, lowest gears, larger-than-stock tires, rock sliders, and a winch is required, and body damage is likely. The Sections of Jake are rock-crawling routes along Trail 6326. This is Section 2 of Jake, which is considerably more difficult than Section 1. Doubl...
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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 sections that are smoother and easier as it winds through the rolling Black Hills. The western end end...
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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 Piedmont. The route is mostly one vehicle wide with some areas to pass. During the summer this s...
Learn more about Piedmont To Nemo Trail

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, with many ups and downs offering a tame but enjoyable ride for all users. Conditions of the trail can o...
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Crystal Cave is a very easy ride to the end of the trail where you will find an overlook to what many call the "Mini Grand Canyon" of the Black Hills. The trail is a two lane maintained gravel road that passes through a residential area for approximately 2.5 miles and towards the end of the residen...
Learn more about Crystal Cave Trail

This is a short detour/loop off Vanocker Canyon Road to the west and is about 2.5 miles between the beginning/end of Vanocker Canyon Road. The southern portion runs east/west along Little Elk Creek and is a maintained road wide enough for two vehicles. Cattle can be seen grazing in the eastern area ...
Learn more about Kelly Spur Road (FS 136) Loop

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 Piedmont. The route is mostly one vehicle wide with some areas to pass. During the summer this s...
Learn more about Piedmont To Nemo Trail

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, with many ups and downs offering a tame but enjoyable ride for all users. Conditions of the trail can o...
Learn more about Nemo 8277

Crystal Cave is a very easy ride to the end of the trail where you will find an overlook to what many call the "Mini Grand Canyon" of the Black Hills. The trail is a two lane maintained gravel road that passes through a residential area for approximately 2.5 miles and towards the end of the residen...
Learn more about Crystal Cave Trail

This is a short detour/loop off Vanocker Canyon Road to the west and is about 2.5 miles between the beginning/end of Vanocker Canyon Road. The southern portion runs east/west along Little Elk Creek and is a maintained road wide enough for two vehicles. Cattle can be seen grazing in the eastern area ...
Learn more about Kelly Spur Road (FS 136) Loop