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Pennington County

Needles Highway – Sylvan Lake loop from Rockerville

Road cycling routes

Pennington County

Needles Highway – Sylvan Lake loop from Rockerville

Hard

3.2

(9)

91

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Needles Highway – Sylvan Lake loop from Rockerville

04:34

82.4km

1,670m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Black Hills National Forest

Custer State Park

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28.9 km

Needles Highway

Highlight • Structure

The Needles Highway is a 14-mile road that is often called the most scenic road in the world. It passes through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and …

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30.8 km

Needles Highway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Needles Highway is a 14-mile road that is often called the most scenic road in the world. It passes through pine and spruce forests, meadows surrounded by birch and …

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41.4 km

Sylvan Lake

Highlight • Lake

Lake Sylvan is a pretty reservoir that attracts a lot of people in summer, as its shores made up of granite chaos are so photogenic. You can practice swimming, but …

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66.2 km

Mount Rushmore

Highlight • Monument

Mount Rushmore was a project carried out from 1927 to 1941 to carve 4 presidents' heads into the mountain side. The sculpture features the 60-foot-tall heads of four US presidents: …

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71.0 km

Keystone Historic Downtown

Highlight • Settlement

A worthwhile little gold rush town to visit when in the Black Hills. There is even a high ropes course.

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82.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.3 km

27.1 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

71.7 km

10.6 km

147 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,940 m)

Lowest point (1,270 m)

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Sunday 9 August

32°C

16°C

31 %

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