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The Cube

Name: The Cube
Rating: 2.75

Type: Trail

Length: 3.39 Miles

Elevation Gain: 746 Feet

Cost: Free

Rating:

(2.75)2

Difficulty: 2point5stars

(2.75)

Solitude:

(5.00)

ADA Accessible: No

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: Yes

Interpretive Guide: No

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I Redeemed Myself! :)
By Blaze on 11/7/2026
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Distance: 3.39 Miles Duration: 2 hours, 39 minutes

Before ending my vacation, I drove from South Dakota to northern Wyoming to hike to The Cube. I was better prepared this time so I knew where I was going. I was hiking towards the Falling Blocks Climbing Area and came in above the area where The Cube was, so I had to hike down some loose shale (I call them broken dinner plates) to get down below the Climbing Area. I then had to traverse across and around a lot of giant boulders to get to my objective.

Success! I found The Cube, woo hoo!!! In fact, there are a lot of cubish boulders that have broken off the cliffs over the millenia and fallen below. This has creating the near vertical cliff faces in the Climbing Area as well as the boulder field, including The Cube.

I am so jazzed to cross this off my Bucket List. Yes!

As I stated before, the dirt road to get to the vicinity of this area gets very muddy. Even with 4WD, I wasn't able to get as far in as I did the previous attempt so I pulled off to park and hiked the additional distance.

Failed Attempt :(
By Blaze on 10/28/2026
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Distance: 4.02 Miles Duration: 2 hours, 35 minutes

The Cube (aka Falling Block) is a natural rock formation that has several 90 degree faces to it making it look like a cube. It is not man made, but you would think so when you first see it. It has been on my Bucket List for years so I was determined to find it.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to find and I failed on this hike. I failed to make a GPS pin so I had something to direct me. As a result, I thought it was a different rock formation on top of a hill. When I got to these rocks, I realized it was not it so I headed into the trees to where I thought it might be. There was 3-5" of snow in the trees and thousands of blowdowns to contend with so I wandered around in hopes I would run into. I never did. I did not have internet access or a cell signal since it is very remote and none of my hiking apps had The Cube on the map, which is why I wandered around.

I had told my wife, who stayed behind in our truck, that I would be back by a certain time so I had to abort my search to get back on time. I was so bummed I didn't find The Cube I was desparately hoping to find. :(

I should note that there is no trail and getting in the proximity of where The Cube is requires you to drive down an unpaved dirt road. It was extremely muddy, so it definitely required a 4x4. It might be doable in a AWD when the road is dry, but to be safe I'd recommend a 4WD.