Black Hills National Forest · South Dakota, Wyoming

Iron Creek #15

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 15 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 04/01-11/30

Trailheads Iron Creek East Trailhead (Trail #15) Drive there · Iron Creek West Trailhead (Trail #15) Drive there

Iron Creek East Trailhead (Trail #15) the Forest Service's write-up

There are 3 Iron Creek Trailheads. Iron Creek East, Iron Creek West and Iron Creek, which is located in Custer State Park south of Iron Creek Campground. Just outside the southern edge of the Black Elk Wilderness, this is an excellent trail for mountain bikers.

Iron Creek East Trailhead has a small parking area, along with a bulletin board with information and maps available to the public.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Iron Creek West Trailhead (Trail #15) the Forest Service's write-up

There are 3 Iron Creek Trailheads. Iron Creek East, Iron Creek West and Iron Creek, which is located in Custer State Park south of Iron Creek Campground. Just outside the southern edge of the Black Elk Wilderness, this is an excellent trail for mountain bikers.

Iron Creek West Trailhead is located down a narrow and winding road not suited for trailers. A bulletin board is on site with information and maps available to the public.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.