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Castle Medicine Root loop, SD
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| Hiking | 11.22 Miles |
440 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.22 Miles | 5 Hrs 2 Mns | | 2.27 mph |
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| partners | | On our second day in South Dakota we went to thee Badlands National Park. Interesting drive through the park with big horn sheep grazing on the side of the road. We stopped at a couple places to photograph the big horn sheep. This is my second time here but this time the park was green from recent rains. We chose to do the Castle Trail and Medicine Root Trails, which make up a loop hike, the longest trail in the park.
The trail is easy to follow with the majority of the people on the trail on the west end along the road at the fossil exhibit or on the east end along the road at the Window and door trails. The central part of the trail was fairly void of hikers. The hike never gets boring because of the different hills and hoodoos' along the way. We arrived at the east end in rain and headed back the way we came taking the Medicine Root Trail for a little variety. The rain stopped a short time after we started heading back. The wet clays made the trail slick and most of it stuck to our boots. |
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Badlands National Park, SD
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| Hiking | 6.40 Miles |
642 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.40 Miles | | | |
| 642 ft AEG | | | | |
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| no partners | | road trip with my friend sue from nebraska
this year we hit south dakota
day one arrived at badlands national park
camped at cedar pass campground
hiked a selection of trails sunday afternoon:
medicine root/castle loop from saddle pass
cliff shelf nature trail
door trail - short but interesting, with markers leading to an overlook
window trail
lots of mosquitos, and our picnic table was half buried in dried mud
the badlands have their own beauty, but we wanted to move on |
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| | Hiking | 5.00 Miles | 1 Hour | | 5.00 mph |
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average hiking speed 2.27 mph
WARNING! Hiking and outdoor related sports can be dangerous. Be responsible and prepare for the trip. Study the area you are entering and plan accordingly. Dress for the current and unexpected weather changes. Take plenty of water. Never go alone. Make an itinerary with your plan(s), route(s), destination(s) and expected return time. Give your itinerary to trusted family and/or friends.
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