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Hiking Eagle Cliff Trails

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The Eagle Cliff Trails are a self-guiding, loop trail system, signed at intersections with blazed trees marking the trail route. While Eagle Cliff Trails have long been recognized as a cross-country ski trail system, the area is also popular during the spring, summer, and fall for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.

Much of the trail system winds through stands of Ponderosa Pine, up shaded draws lined with Black Hills Spruce, and across meadows filled with native wildflowers.

Elevation: 5,760 to 6,520 feet
Location: Trailheads are approximately 7.4 and 8.4 miles west of Cheyenne Crossing on U.S. 85.

The Eagle Cliff Trails were started by local skiing enthusiasts in the mid 1980's. Today the trails are maintained by the Forest Service and the Northern Hills Cross Country Ski Club.

The table below rates the trails for cross-country skiing. Trail difficulty is usually one rating class less difficult for hikers, bikers and other users.

Trails	Length	Difficulty
Bratwurst	2.5 Miles	Easy
Sunny Meadow	1.8 Miles	Easy
The Loop	1.7 Miles	Easy
Holey Rock	0.7 Mile	Difficult
Lily Park	0.4 Mile	Difficult
Lost Run	1 Mile	Difficult
Hollow	0.2 Mile	Difficult
Wipeout	0.4 Mile	Difficult
Deep Snow	1 Mile	Difficult
Hidden Basin	0.7 Mile	Difficult
Intake Meadows	1 Mile	Easy
What the Hell	1.7 Miles	Moderate
Toni's	1 Mile	Easy
Cliff Top	1.1 Miles	Difficult
Eagle Cliff	1.7 Miles	Moderate
Raddick Run	0.7 Mile	Moderate
Raddick Gulch	0.7 Mile	Difficult
Roller Coaster	2.5 Miles	Moderate
Dead Ox	3.4 Miles	Difficult
Rolling Ox	0.2 Mile	Difficult