Cathedral Spires Trail
Cathedral Spires Trail is a short 3/4 mile one way trail in Custer State Park on the Needles Highway. You can do the trail out and back or meet up with the trail that leads to Black Elk. There is some scrambling to do on this hike and it can get wet and muddy when it rains. The trail goes through the needles and is pretty neat. The parking for this trail is small and around a curve and it can be hard to find a place to park if busy.
Beginning of the trail.
Limited places to park to walk the trail. Summer could be a challenge.
Trail goes up quite a bit.
Spirals everywhere.
Parts of the trail can be pretty hard for some.
Eerie foggy day at the spirals.
Summer 2021 challenge is part of this trail.
End of the trail.
Just down the road from the beginning of the trailhead - can get a pretty view of the spirals from the road.
Climbers at the needles.
