Nebraska National Forest · Nebraska, South Dakota

Boots and Saddle

6.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,400 ft of climbing · 4,101 ft–4,667 ft · native material surface · trail No. 22 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

4,113 ft 4,565 ft · 3.7 mi high 4,607 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 42.6990, -103.5725 - 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.