Nebraska National Forest · Nebraska, South Dakota

Pine Ridge C

15 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 23-C · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Coffee Mill Trailhead Drive there · East Ash Trailhead Drive there

Coffee Mill Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

Coffee Mill trailhead located along Forest Service Road 702 off of Dead Horse Road is named after nearby Coffee Mill Butte. This is one of the primary access points for the Pine Ridge Trail. The Pine Ridge Trail is non-motorized trail open to mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding. Hikers should carry water on most sections of the trail. The trail is marked with tree markers and signposts.

Distances to the following areas:

Entrance to the Pine Ridge National Recreation Area is 4.3 miles

Roberts Trailhead & Campground is 8.2 miles

East Ash Trailhead is 14.6 miles

West Ash Trailhead is 20.3 miles

The 702 Road bisects Unit 19 and provides access to motorized trails 221 and 222. Refer to the Motor Vehicle Use Map for more details and trail information. Maps are free and available at the Forest Service office in Chadron.

Dispersed camping is available off of Road 702, but there are no services. Please pack it in & pack it out and practice Leave No Trace camping.

Restrictions <ul><li>Certified noxious weed-free hay/feed is required on national forest lands.&nbsp;</li><li>Motorized vehicles prohibited on Pine Ridge Trail</li><li>Please pack it in &amp; pack it out</li></ul>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

East Ash Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

East Ash Trailhead is located along the East Ash Road. East Ash Creek is located nearby. The trailhead provides non-motorized access to the Pine Ridge Trail, the Pine Ridge National Recreation Area, and West Ash Trailhead. Most of the Pine Ridge Trail leading both east and west from the trailhead burned in the 2012 fire.

Trail distances for mountain biking, hiking or horseback riding are:

East Ash to Pine Ridge National Recreation Area boundary 0.1 miles

East Ash to Coffee Mill is 14.6 miles

East Ash to West Ash is 5.7 miles

East Ash to Robert's Trailhead and Campground is 10.1 miles

Dispersed camping is available on the west side of East Ash Road off of Road 769 and nearby Road 768. No services are provided so please pack it in & pack it out and practice Leave No Trace camping.

Restrictions <ul><li>Certified noxious weed-free hay/feed is required on national forest lands.</li><li>Motorized vehicles are prohibited on Pine Ridge Trail and within Pine Ridge National Recreation Area.</li></ul>

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.