South Dakota trails · Devils Head 60
Devils Head 60
A 5.7-mile network in South Dakota, with 481 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 956 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
FLAT NASTY 6605 access. About 40 min drive (13 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Rapid City. 44.10213, -103.40643 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.7-mile route takes roughly 2 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:26 a.m. — 8 h 45 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Victoria 13 — 5.3 mi
- Centennial On Mystic — 9.8 mi
- Flume — 10.3 mi
- Newton 36 — 14.1 mi