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Horsethief Lake Trailhead to Iron Creek Trailhead route map
Difficulty: DifficultPoint to Point

Horsethief Lake Trailhead to Iron Creek Trailhead

Keystone, South Dakota

8.0 mi

Distance

1,463 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 16m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Horsethief Lake Trailhead to Iron Creek Trailhead 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:1,530 ft
Max:1,739 ft
Gain:446 ft
Loss:426 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,530 ft and 1,739 ft across 8.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,530 ft1,600 ft1,669 ft1,739 ft0.0 mi2.0 mi4.0 mi6.0 mi8.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,530 ft
High point1.6 mi1,739 ft
End8.0 mi1,550 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Keystone, SD · about 2 mi away
County:
Pennington 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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