Mt. Rushmore & Badlands Bike Tour

by Bicycle Adventures
Region
South Dakota
Duration
7 days
Guided Status
Guided
Difficulty
Intermediate
D-Score™
D3 - Advanced

Overview

Discover and explore what we ultimately strive for in a cycling vacation–which is to simply “Pedal Happy”. Visit more National Parks and Historic Sites than on any other Bicycle Adventures tour. Ride to Crazy Horse Memorial and Deadwood, home of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. Visit one of the world's largest caves. Ride to Devils Tower in Wyoming, famous for its role in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Ride the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park and through Spearfish Canyon. This amazing tour is crammed with history, stories, and great big views. The Mickelson trail surface is mostly hard-packed and smooth crushed lime and gravel with some shorter sections of hard-packed dirt with some rocky bumps.

Daily Ride Schedule

Day 1: Bicycle through the haunting, beautiful Badlands where saber-tooth tigers once roamed.

45 km 1886 m

D2

Bicycle through the haunting, beautiful Badlands where saber-tooth tigers once roamed.

Day 2: Mammoth, bison, burros, bluebirds ... and a doozie of a cave!

44 km 3727 m

D2

Mammoth, bison, burros, bluebirds ... and a doozie of a cave!

Day 3: Pedal Custer State Park and the Needles Highway to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial.

47 km 6296 m

D2

Pedal Custer State Park and the Needles Highway to Mt. Rushmore National Memorial.

Day 4: Hike Black Elk Peak and visit Crazy Horse. Ride...or just relax.

Hike Black Elk Peak and visit Crazy Horse. Ride...or just relax.

Day 5: Ride the Mickelson Trail to Deadwood and release your inner outlaw!

58 km 2642 m

D2

Ride the Mickelson Trail to Deadwood and release your inner outlaw!

Day 6: Cycle Spearfish Canyon to Devils Tower National Monument. Spend another night in Deadwood.

63 km 2575 m

D2

Cycle Spearfish Canyon to Devils Tower National Monument. Spend another night in Deadwood.

Day 7: Take Nemo Road back to Rapid City.

43 km 2605 m

D2

Take Nemo Road back to Rapid City.

Accommodation & Services

Accommodation

Hotel

What's Included

Catering services
Accommodation arrangements
Bike rental
Mechanical support
Support vehicle following all rides

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