Black Hills National Forest · South Dakota, Wyoming

Polo 038

1.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 500 ft of descent · 4,862 ft–5,323 ft · native material surface · trail No. 8038 · trail class 2 · typical grade 10-12% · tread >120 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, 4wd · motorized use allowed

5,233 ft 4,935 ft · 1.0 mi high 5,233 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 44.4126, -103.7585 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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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.