Area Info

Hot Springs, SD

Hot Springs is the host community for the LeanHorse Hundred & Half Hundred & 50K. The start and finish lines are just behind the Mueller Center on the East end of town. All 3 events begin at 6 AM.

Hot Springs, SD is 57 miles south of Rapid City, which is the city you will be flying into. Take SR 79 S for 49 miles to SR 18. Make a Right turn and proceed West about 9 miles.

Listed below you will find web sites for information about Hot Springs, Custer and Hill City… all the towns on the course.

100 milers should probably stay in the Hot Springs area all 4 nights (just tryin’ to get you to stay awhile), and the others can spend Thursday and Friday nights in Hot Springs and Saturday night in Hill City ( you’ll like it here, make sure to visit Buffalo Bob’s for your Mickelson Trail souvenirs… he’s a runner… tell him LeanHorse sent you).

Attractions

A list of area attractions on Google.com

Wind Cave National Park

Click here to visit their website. One of the world’s longest and most complex caves.  Camping is available at Elk Mountain Capground.

Wild Horse Sanctuary

Click here to view website. Part of the proceeds from the Lean Horse ultra-marathon events will be donated to this cause.

Custer, SD

Visit the Custer Chamber of Commerce website

Crazy Horse Monument

(one of our sponsors) Their website has links to everything in the Custer area.  Custer is about 28 miles from the start line (on the course), and it’s 32 miles from Hot Springs on SR 385 North.

Hill City, SD

Visit the Hill City Chamber of Commerce website.  This site will lead you right into Hill City and all it has to offer.

Edgemont, SD

Visit the Edgemont Chamber of Commerce website.  Edgemont is the southern end of the 112 mile Mickelson Trail, 16 miles south of the Minnekahta Trailhead where the LeanHorse events begin… the construction of the railroad tracks began here in 1890 and was completed to Deadwood (the northern end of the Mickelson Trail) in 1891.

Stay tuned to this website for more information, or better yet, email Jerry Dunn at jerry@leanhorse.com