South Dakota trails · Snow-7C
Snow-7C
A 7.2-mile out-and-back in South Dakota, with 1,065 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Length
7.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,065 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
18%
Steepest mile
+476 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
SNOW-7C access. 44.23419, -103.74622 · 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 14.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:42 p.m. — 6 h 51 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Snow-7 — 2.2 mi
- Stageyard 150 — 6.1 mi
- George S. Mickelson Trail — 9.4 mi
- Limestone 100 — 9.8 mi