3 and 4 Day Bike Tours
South Dakota's Black Hills
Self-guided
Hall of Fame Rail Trail - June - September
Mickelson Trail
Nestled in the heart of the Black Hills of South Dakota, one of the nation’s most scenic, historic and memorable cycling adventures awaits, the 109 mile Mickelson Trail. From Deadwood to Edgemont, the trail follows meandering creeks, winds around towering rock formations, through dense forest before the terrain opens into prairie and ranch land.
This converted “Rail to Trail” once provided the booming “Wild West” mining community of Deadwood with a means to transport ore, supplies and people along its rugged path. As you cycle this well maintained trail, you will discover an abundance of wildlife in combination with historic ghost towns, train trestles, bridges and tunnels.
Experience the history and excitement of the Wild West in the charming town of Deadwood. You will find casinos, mining history, and a downtown strip that will look very familiar from Movies such as Deadwood, Wild Bill to TV shows such as Little House on the Prairie. The trail moves you past Crazy Horse Monument with the option to see Mount Rushmore on all of our tours. Even with this shorter distance trail, Mickelson is challenging as you have steady climbs and descents. Our tours go North to South which provides the most descending ride available on this crushed limestone trail.
Also available is the option to purchase a 7-hour Black Hills Tour in air conditioned comfort covering all the sites - Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Needles Highway, Sylvan Lake and Custer State Park. Tour is lead by a local guide who will fill you with history, legends and stories of how the Black Hills became famous.
All tours are available June through October for individuals to large groups. If our listed dates don't meet your schedule, then call our office 314-656-6229 or send an INQUIRY and we will build a bike tour for your specific dates.
Pricing 2025
* Price for Single: Price for solo cyclist or one person in a room.
** Start days: available tour dates - other start days are possible based on availability.
Groups of 7 or more, or returning guests receive 5% discount.
We have planned our start dates so you will have most of the restaurants open during your ride. If our listed dates don't meet your schedule, then call our office 314-656-6229 or send an INQUIRY and we will build a tour for your specific dates.
Mickelson trail is all crushed limestone surface for a smooth ride. Built mainly on abandoned rail lines. You will notice that this surface will take 25% more energy than smooth blacktop or concrete roads.
We start our tours in Deadwood, SD. Your first day on the tour will be riding, followed by your accommodation for the evening.
Yes, there is a $4/day fee or $15 yearly pass that must be purchased at the trailhead before you begin your tour. This fee is not part of the our tour package since you need to purchase them on-site.
Our Self-guided tours include your accommodations at great providers, shuttle to the starting city, GPS mapping and voice directions, electronic itinerary with restaurants recommendations and e-charging locations, themed t-shirt and patch.
You can also add luggage shuttle, bike rentals (hybrid and e-bike) and extra hotel nights before or after your tour.
We can support Trikes, Recumbents or long-based framed bikes on our tours by shuttling your car from Deadwood to Edgemont on the last day (Extra charge for this service)
If you have a hotel in Deadwood provided by Crossroads, you can park your car at this hotel for the lodging night. Then it needs to be moved to the Deadwood Mickelson Trailhead for the remainder of the tour, which they have free parking in this parking lot.
The trails are open from June to September. You want to ensure you don’t ride during the Sturgis motorcycle rally the first two weeks in August.
Cancellation Policy
Deposits of 50% of tour and 100% of all “Extras” are due at the time of tour reservation.
Balances are due 60 days before the tour – your tour can be cancelled if balance is not paid on time
If you give notice of cancellation before the tour:
91+ days - 100% refund less $250 per person or can change date for $150
90-60 days – 50% refund or can change date for $150
59-30 days – 25% refund or can change date for $250
29-0 days – No refund or transfers
Written notice by e-mail no later than the above deadlines to apply proper credit to your account. [email protected]
We highly recommend trip insurance. We have seen many reasons people need to cancel due to accident, illness, family members having illness, jury or military duty, fire and pregnancy. All of these are covered with our trip insurance which you will have the option to purchase at checkout or you can purchase your own trip insurance or check your homeowners’ or credit card policy.
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