Biking the Mickelson Trail Day 1 (Deadwood to Hill City) - Crossroads Bike Tour
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2023
- Day 1 (~47 miles) riding on gravel bikes down the Mickelson Trail from Deadwood to Hill City, South Dakota with Crossroads Bike Tours June 2023. Shot in 4k. Please like, share and subscribe!
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Music Credits:
Lenny Loops x Hoffy Beats
Jhove
H.1; Hevi
Jhove
Ivylake
Bhxa
Purrple Cat
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kokoro
S N U G; Enluv
Mujo; Sweet Medicine
mtch; Blocktane
Chris Mazuera
Lenny Loops
Hoogway
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For anyone considering this ride, it's a tough first day. 47 miles, mostly uphill, and soft gravel. Very rewarding scenery, though. The rest of the trail gets much easier.
Great video, thanks. I've also done the Katy and was wondering how the Mickelson surface compares -- 28mm tires were fine on the Katy but is this trail softer?
@@user-so5rb9xt6j In our opinions, the Mickelson surface is a bit more sandy. I don't know if they had just resurfaced it, but it felt lose, too. It was tougher riding for sure. Conditions could change, but that's what we experienced. Great ride, otherwise! Enjoy.
Would you ever consider the other direction in order to end in Deadwood?
Great Video of your Day 1 ride to Hill City from Deadwood. You captured the beauty and quietness of the trail
Great video of day 1 ride to Hill City.
Nice trail ! 🌳 🚲
Beautiful ….. what month?
Early June!
You may have mentioned in other videos of the Mickelson but what month were you traveling and what were the temps?
It was the first week of June, and I believe the temps were high 70s. It was really nice, but the sun is pretty strong on the trail! I'm more into cooler weather, so I think I'd either go the final week of May or maybe September/early Oct if doing it again.
@@goodobservers Thanks. Most helpful. Hubby and I agree, prefer cooler temps too. Planning trip 2024 and your reply has helped with dates.
@@lyndamohr1591 Excellent. Enjoy! It's a great ride. A lot of uphill day 1 if you take the route we did. That's the other thing to keep in mind. Weather in this area can vary wildly, too. It rained and was cool just the week before we arrived, but for us it was a bit hot and dry.
Just completed our ride. Perfect temps, light rain off and on. Yes, day 1 was challenging but we stopped and took it all in. Beautiful ride.
Took the 11 hr drive North to Glacier. Highly recommend the Going to the Sun Road b4 it opens to cars. May-mid June. Cold and drizzle but no wind and gorgeous! Dress appropriate and enjoy the climb.
Traveling home now, stopping for the Spring Creek/Poudre trail along the way.
Thanks for all your videos. Really helps with trail section and planning.
What size tires would you recommend for gravel bikes on this trail? I couldn't tell what you had on your bikes.
We used a slick 38 and it was fine, but the gravel is somewhat loose and just under pea size, so I think if you had a little tread it would probably be better.
@@goodobservers Thanks for the information.
No problem. Enjoy the ride. It's a great one.
hey guys ...just love your posts...mystery rider format with great audio just is so superior to most cycling posts ....question...is the Mickelson plugged now with ebike /moped traffic?...a forum for that trail says it is a mess.. your videos showed very little passing ebike traffic...just wondered if worth the drive out there to do the full trail?
Awesome, thank you for the feedback! We didn't notice anything like that. We saw maybe a dozen ebikes over 3 days, so maybe a few per day. But I bet this depends what time of year you go. We went very early June (3rd-5th I think) so the weather was still cold enough (60s) to hold a lot of riders back. My recommendation would be to look at the last week of May/first of June or go to late September/early October so nobody else is really out there but us hardcore lunatics. :D
many thanks for the reply..so good to hear ...will get there around that time as I hate the heat...cheers jb@@goodobservers
@@johnbroomfield2617 Where will you be traveling from? And one thing to keep in mind is parts of the trail have a road next to it. It seems to be a dirt road for mining operations. We did have to deal with a bit of intrusive noise from that (about every 30 minutes to an hour a truck would go by and make a bit of noise and kick up some dust), which knocked the trail down a few points for us, but it's still definitely worth doing for all the scenery and uniqueness that is the Black Hills.