South Dakota trails · Snow-5
Snow-5
A 13.3-mile out-and-back in South Dakota, with 652 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.4. It gives back about 1,213 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
SNOW-5 access. 44.17792, -103.95634 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:47 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:03 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.6-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:48 p.m. — 2 h 46 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Eagle Cliff Bratwurst — 3.6 mi
- Snow-2K — 5.6 mi
- Stageyard 150 — 6.4 mi
- Limestone 100 — 7.9 mi