Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Needles Highway
Road cycling
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This Highlight goes through a protected area
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Custer State Park
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August 22, 2023
Road cycling
The road was planned by former South Dakota Governor Peter Norbeck and before it was constructed it was considered impossible to build. However, the road was completed in 1922 and is now a very popular destination.
October 22, 2023
Road cycling
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Cycle the Custer loop via Needles Highway, a moderate 31.7-mile route through Custer State Park with stunning granite formations and tunnels
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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
Details
Informations
Distance 4.17 km
Uphill 90 m
Downhill 250 m
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