by Samuel Greear | Apr 2, 2021 | News, Projects, Rapid City, Spearfish, Sturgis
In 2017 Black Hills Trails entered into a Forest-wide volunteer agreement with the Black Hills National Forest. In each year subsequent BHT volunteers have put countless hours into maintaining 100+ miles of existing Forest Service system trails to keep them open for...
by Samuel Greear | Oct 8, 2018 | News, Projects, Rapid City, Spearfish, Sturgis, Volunteering
Black Hills Trails is pleased to announce it has received a $3,000 grant from the Black Hills Area Community Foundation. These funds will support over-snow Trail Grooming for Fat Biking on the Black Hills National Forest and throughout the northern Black Hills....
by Samuel Greear | Dec 11, 2017 | News, Projects, Rapid City, Spearfish, Sturgis
Relationships Black Hills Trails doesn’t exist just to build and maintain trails, but to connect communities with each other. Connecting communities means connecting people, and forming long-lasting relationships. Our efforts were rewarded this year with the deepening...
by Samuel Greear | Mar 9, 2017 | News, Rapid City
The recent dispute over Forest Service Special Use Permits for long-standing cycling and running events is a hot topic [2017-RCJ-1]. The history of these Rapid City area trails goes back more than 20 years. The events that have taken place over this long span can make...
by Samuel Greear | Jan 12, 2017 | News, Spearfish
Trail groups come together to work toward connecting communities (Spearfish and Sturgis, SD) – The group known as Northern Hills Trails has been the lead proponent in the development of a modern stacked loop trail system for hiking and cycling on Lookout Mountain in...
by Samuel Greear | Apr 20, 2016 | News, Projects
The Northern Black Hills has a bit of history with above-ground cattle guards. In 1993, several of the devices were installed on the Fort Meade Recreation Area outside of Sturgis. Around the same time, several more were installed on the Bearlodge Ranger District of...
