South Dakota trails · Wabash
Wabash
A 4.4-mile out-and-back in South Dakota, with 596 ft of climbing. Reaches Wabash Spring.
Length
4.4 mi
Elevation gain
596 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+363 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 2.9 and mile 4.4.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wabash Spring (spring)
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 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:02 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.7-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:06 a.m. — 9 h 26 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Sunday Gulch Trail — 7.6 mi
- Little Devil's Tower — 7.8 mi
- Paha Sapa Trail — 8.7 mi
- Hawkwright Loop — 9.2 mi