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Fort Meade Back Country Byway route map
Difficulty: ModeratePoint to Point

Fort Meade Back Country Byway

Sturgis, South Dakota

4.4 mi

Distance

574 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 43m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Fort Meade Back Country Byway unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,020 ft
Max:1,096 ft
Gain:175 ft
Loss:99 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,020 ft and 1,096 ft across 4.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,020 ft1,045 ft1,071 ft1,096 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.3 mi4.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,020 ft
High point4.4 mi1,096 ft
End4.4 mi1,096 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sturgis, SD · in or next to town
County:
Meade County, SD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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