| Blue Ribbon - Alkali Creek TrailheadThis
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| | the course of its 13.5 miles. Several
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| trailhead connects to rugged Centennial
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| | trail loops and spurs radiate away from
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| Trail and leads into the backcountry of
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| | the main trail stem providing a variety
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| Fort Mead Recreation Area where there is
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| | of canine hiking opportunities. As the
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| plenty of running for your dog on the
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| | route hugs Rapid Creek, your dog may
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| rolling grounds of the one-time cavalry
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| | spend as much water time as trail time
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| post. You can choose from rambles through
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| | here.#8 - Deerfield Lake LoopFour
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| wooded lowlands or hill climbing through
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| | trailheads provide access around the
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| Ponderosa pine forests.#2 - Mirror Lakes
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| | 10-mile Lake Loop Trail. A
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| and Cox LakeA great place for canine
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| | circumnavigation of Deerfield Lake serves
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| hikers who chaff at the confinement of
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| | up a rich variety of Black Hills habitat.
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| formal trails. Wide open fields and
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| | The mile-high hiking at Deerfield Lake is
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| meadows are playgrounds for your dog and
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| | gently rolling and suitable for any level
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| there is superb dog paddling in the
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| | of athletic dog.#9 - Black Hills
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| spring-fed lakes.#3 - Rapid City
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| | Experimental ForestAny length of outing
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| Off-Leash ParksThe biggest city in the
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| | with your dog can be conjured up from
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| Black Hills maintains 1500 acres of
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| | spider-web of easy-to-travel gravel roads
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| parkland and several locations -
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| | and dirt logging trails in the Black
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| Wilderness Park, the Braeburn Addition,
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| | Hills Experimental Forest. This is also a
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| and Robbinsdale Park - permit dogs to run
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| | good place to bring your dog in the
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| off-leash.#4 - Harney Range TrailsHarney
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| | winter when taking to the trails on
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| Peak is the highest point in America
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| | cross-country skis or snowshoes.#10 -
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| between the Rocky Mountains and the
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| | Carson Draw and Sundance Trail
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| Atlantic Ocean and dogs can make the
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| | SystemThere is something for all level of
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| climb to the summit. Dogs aren't allowed
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| | canine hiker on the 17 footpaths that
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| on Mount Rushmore but you can the see the
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| | cover 47.3 miles in the Sundance Trail
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| back of national monument from here.#5 -
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| | System. The routes dip into densely
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| Flume TrailThis National Recreation Trail
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| | forested, rugged canyons and explore
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| has a bit of everything for the canine
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| | scenic ridgetops. Some of the routes will
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| hiker: scenic views, a variety of routes,
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| | test even the most energetic of trail
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| a bit of history and lots of swimming
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| | dogs.I am the author of over 20 books,
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| available (at Sheridan Lake and Spring
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| | including 8 on hiking with your dog,
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| Creek). Dogs are allowed to hike the
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| | including the
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| Flume Trail off-leash on National Forest
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| | widely praised The Canine Hiker's Bible.
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| lands.#6 - Swede Gulch Non-Motorized Use
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| | As publisher of Cruden Bay Books, we
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| AreaThis is a timber production area in
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| | produce the innovative A Bark In The
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| the Black hills National Forest where the
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| | Park series of canine hiking books found
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| canine hiking is easy along the old dirt
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| | at
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| roads. Dogs can get out and run these
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| | During the warm months I lead canine
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| trails where vehicle use is banned and
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| | hikes as
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| few people come.#7 - Rapid City
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| | tour leader for tours, leading packs of
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| Recreation PathThis serpentine cement
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| | dogs and humans on
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| path connects five separate city parks in
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| | day and overnight trips.
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