Hike & Seek Series in the Black Hills
Note: this is a non-motorized trail. You can hike, ride a mountain bike, or ride a horse.
This trail loop meanders through strands of quaking aspen, paper birch, and ponderosa pine. From the loop, a spur trail continues to the summit of Old Baldy Mountain. The view from the top of Old Baldy Mountain includes Crow Peak to the north, Ragged Top and Terry Peak to the east and Cement Ridge Lookout to the west. Wind turkey, white tail deer, elk and a variety of non-game birds are commonly sighted alon this trail.
The trail starts at an elevation of about 6078 feet, drops down to about 5794 feet and climbs to 6096 feet at the summit of Old Baldy. The trail loop is approximately 7 miles including the spur to the top of Old Baldy. The Forest Service rates this trail as moderate. To get to the trail head from Spearfish, take FSR 134 for approximately 13 miles. Or from Savoy, take FSR 222 for 6 miles to the intersection of FSR 134. Then travel north on FSR 134 for approximately 1.1 miles to the trail head.
The final cache in this series is a puzzle in which you will need to convert letters to numbers. The numerical values for the letters can be found in the lids of the containers as you make your way around the loop. There are multiples of each letter so that if you do not find one of the cache containers you should still be able to get the final.
Good luck and enjoy your visit to this area.
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