South Dakota trails · Lost Cabin #2
Lost Cabin #2
A 4.8-mile network in South Dakota, with 1,352 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 1.6 and mile 3.2.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
LOST CABIN #2 access. About 44 min drive (26 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Rapid City. 43.89379, -103.53605 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:38 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:41 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.8-mile route takes roughly 2 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:35 a.m. — 8 h 37 min before sunset.
Loop options
- LOST CABIN SPUR B + LOST CABIN #2 + Trail No. 9 (Black Elk Peak) — 8.4 mi loop, 532 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Harney # 9 North — 2.0 mi
- Centennial On Hell — 2.5 mi
- Sunday Gulch Trail — 3.4 mi
- Little Devil's Tower — 3.5 mi