Black Hills National Forest · South Dakota, Wyoming

Centennial on Mystic

31 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 89-MY · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Brush Creek Trailhead Drive there · Calumet Trailhead Drive there · Calumet Trailhead Drive there · Flume Trailheads (Trail #50) Drive there · Rapid Creek Trailhead & Fishing access Drive there · Samelius Trailhead Drive there

Brush Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

From Rapid City, travel about 15 miles west on Highway 44. Turn south (left) onto Highway 385 and continue over Pactola Dam for 4.3 miles. Turn east (left) onto Victoria Lake Road and drive for 2.3 miles. Turn northeast (left) onto Brush Creek Road and drive for .25 miles.

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Calumet Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Calumet Trailhead is located on the south side of Sheridan Lake (at the south boat launch). Access is through the Sheridan Lake Campground. This also provides access to the Flume Trail (#50).

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Calumet Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Calumet Trailhead is located on the south side of Sheridan Lake (at the south boat launch). Access is through the Sheridan Lake Campground. This also provides access to the Flume Trail (#50).

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Deer Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

From Rapid City, travel west on Highway 44 for about 15 miles. Turn north (right) onto Highway 385 and travel for 1.4 miles, then turn west (left) onto Silver City Road. Travel .25 miles, trailhead is on right. This trailhead offers access to the Centennial Trail as well as the eastern end of the Deerfield Trail (#40). This is the northernmost Trailhead on the Centennial Trail in the Central Hills (Mystic District).

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Deer Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

From Rapid City, travel west on Highway 44 for about 15 miles. Turn north (right) onto Highway 385 and travel for 1.4 miles, then turn west (left) onto Silver City Road. Travel .25 miles, trailhead is on right. This trailhead offers access to the Centennial Trail as well as the eastern end of the Deerfield Trail (#40). This is the northernmost Trailhead on the Centennial Trail in the Central Hills (Mystic District).

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Rapid Creek Trailhead & Fishing access the Forest Service's write-up

free · season January to

Rapid Creek Trailhead is located in the basin of Pactola Reservoir. From Rapid City, travel about 15 miles west on Highway 44. Turn south (left) onto Highway 385 and continue for 2 miles, you will be right on top of the dam. Turn east (left) onto Pactola Basin Road. Wind all the way to the bottom for .5 miles. The trailhead is located adjacent to Rapid Creek which makes it a popular area for fishing enthusiasts as well. Restroom facilities are available during summer months.

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Samelius Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Samelius Trailhead is located 18 miles west of Rapid City, and 6 miles east of Hill City right off Highway 16. This is the southernmost Trail Head for the Centennial trail in the Central Hills (Mystic District).

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.