Castle Trail
Trail
5.3 mile
8.5 kilometer
point to point
100% Runnable
Easy/Intermediate
Elevation
Ascent:
140'
43 m
Descent: -117' -36 m
High: 2,673' 815 m
Low: 2,605' 794 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 1% (1°)
Max Grade: 3% (2°)
Dogs
No Dogs
Weather
Unknown
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“The longest trail in the park with great views, badlands and level trail.”
— ktboundary Thompson
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Views
National Park rules apply.
Runner Notes
Can be very hot with no water. Watch for rattlesnakes and bison. The trail can also be very slippery when wet. Be vigilant for thunderstorms.
Description
This is the longest trail in the park that begins at the Door and Window parking area and travels five miles one way to the Fossil Exhibit Trail.
Relatively level, the path passes along some badlands formations that both tower above you and drop away below you. Most of the trail is on flat prairie, but does occasionally wander into badlands topography where the trail is hard to follow. Looking ahead and surmising the path of least resistance will help to find the other side of the trail.
Relatively level, the path passes along some badlands formations that both tower above you and drop away below you. Most of the trail is on flat prairie, but does occasionally wander into badlands topography where the trail is hard to follow. Looking ahead and surmising the path of least resistance will help to find the other side of the trail.
Flora & Fauna
Bison, rattlesnakes, bighorn sheep, antelope, prairie flowers in the spring.
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Land Manager: NPS - Badlands National Park
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Jul 15, 2019
Alden Roth
only ran a section of this trail, from the fossil exhibit to the dirt road that this trail crosses, and then ran on the road down to Cedar Pass Lod…
4mi
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0h 40m
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