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South Dakota trails · Snow-7

Snow-7

A 9.0-mile out-and-back in South Dakota, with 606 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length
9.0 mi
Elevation gain
606 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
16%
Steepest mile
+414 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.2 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

5,836 – 6,442 ft12345678

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 687 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Snow-7

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Getting there

SNOW-7 access. 44.25129, -103.70986 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:46 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:33 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 17.9-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:30 p.m. — 6 h 02 min before sunset.

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