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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Digital Route Set

Joe LaRiche — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:43:44 +0000

The Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Route begins in West Yellowstone, Montana, and heads eastward through several national parks and monuments: Yellowstone, Devils Tower, Mt. Rushmore, and the Badlands. It ends in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where spurs will connect to the North Lakes and Northern Tier routes. More information about this route is available here.

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Section 1 Digital Route

Joe LaRiche — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:43:44 +0000

This route begins in West Yellowstone, the western gateway to Yellowstone National Park. You will pedal close to 80 miles before leaving the park, passing the Norris Geyser Basin and the Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone. Powder River Pass, in Wyoming, is the highest point on the route at 9,675 feet. Gillette, at the end of the section, calls itself the “Energy Capital of the Nation,” with Wyoming providing nearly 35% of the United State’s coal. More information about this route is available here.

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Section 2 Digital Route

Joe LaRiche — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:43:43 +0000

This section includes many amazing sites including Devils Tower, Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, plus traversing the hilly Black Hills. The Needles Alternate is a spectacular mountain highway, and consists of stiff climbs and descents, narrow tunnels, highway loops and a potential conga-line of cars creeping along to take in the amazing views. The Sage Creek Alternate offers a remote backdoor to Badlands National Park along unpaved Sage Creek Rd. Midland, South Dakota, is in an area of mixed-grass prairie. More information about this route is available here.

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Section 3 Digital Route

Joe LaRiche — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:43:43 +0000

This section intersects the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail in Fort Thompson, South Dakota. Terrain is flat to rolling, but with climbs/descents where the route crosses major rivers. As you approach and ride into the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the route uses several of the many bike trails that have been built on abandoned railroad lines in the area. More information about this route is available here.

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Section 1

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:43:05 +0000

This route begins in West Yellowstone, the western gateway to Yellowstone National Park. You will pedal close to 80 miles before leaving the park, passing the Norris Geyser Basin and the Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone. Powder River Pass, in Wyoming, is the highest point on the route at 9,675 feet. Gillette, at the end of the section, calls itself the "Energy Capital of the Nation," with Wyoming providing nearly 35% of the United State's coal.

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Section 2

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:43:05 +0000

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Section 3

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:43:05 +0000

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Parks, Peaks, and Prairies Map Set

Tim Heuermann — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:43:05 +0000

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