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We had the absolute pleasure of riding various sections of the Mickelson Trail and the scenery was just amazing. It goes through such a beautiful part of the Black Hills and is such a well maintained trail. I can't say enough good things about this trail and how much we enjoyed it, but there was a couple of things I am very disappointed in. First, in Hill City where the trail crosses Route 385 right at the 1880's Train, which we also absolutely loved by the way, there is a highway crossing with crosswalk signs and lines painted on the road. Both times we tried crossing we patiently waited for a break in traffic, because absolutely nobody stops or slows down for the crosswalk, and both times we were nearly hit because traffic flies around the curve with very little line of sight. I would avoid this crossing, especially if you have children, as you are taking your life into your own hands. Hill City needs to install flashing lights to alert drivers that people are trying to cross at this marked crosswalk. Hill City has a great parking area to access the trail, but someone is going to get killed trying to cross this busy highway if nothing is done to improve safety. Another disappointment was the Edgemont "Trailhead". You get to the trailhead and there are no signs to point you to the trail and we walked all through the park looking for anything that resembled a bike trail. I finally walked down the street into town and found a local who said the trail actually starts about a mile or so north from the "trailhead" and you ride on streets trying to find the actual trail. There are no signs directing you to the trail. We gave up and decided not to ride this section. There's also no place along Highway 18 to access the trail. This was quite disappointing as we wanted to ride through the Sheep Canyon to see where the old railroad trestle was. Please don't get me wrong... we LOVED the Mickelson Trail, but these two things could definitely use some improvement. You have got to ride the Mickelson Trail!
I Had been telling a good friend about the Mickelson trail for a couple of years after riding the whole trail in 2021. We decided to go and do the trail. The trail is in great shape, the weather was good, a little cool. We did the trail in four days. Can not say enough good about the trail. If 112 miles is too much, come and do sections, great day trips.
This trail is only wheelchair accessible in the city limits of Deadwood, Hill City, Custer and Edgemont. The rest is NOT handicap accessible in any way, shape or form.
This trail is amazing. We rode this trail in August. Day 1 we rode from Deadwood to Custer. Day 2 Custer to Edgemont. The trail is crushed stone and well maintained from beginning until end. There is a 5$ daily fee to ride trail. They definitely put that $ towards maintenance very smooth riding. Along trail there are trailheads with bathroom, water to refill bottles, places to sit and get out of sun. Highly recommend area is beautiful and you will love the views!! Happy riding.
Just an fyi. Very disappointing.
We took the trail from the town of Custer south to Pringle (about 12 miles). It was very picturesque and the trail was in great shape. The trail is entirely in the sun in this section and has a downward grade a lot of the way. Our trip back would have been challenging had we not been on e-bikes! We stopped for burgers in Pringle at the Hitch Rail bar & grill. They were great!
I live in Ohio. I rode the trail in May 2025. Twice, but in segments. Pringle to Edgemont and back on Thursday; Custer State Park to Pringle and back on Sunday (to meet my brother in Pringle who was biking from Key West, Florida to Alaska); then on Monday we biked from Custer State Park to Deadwood; the next day he went north to Alaska and I went south to Custer State Park. The trail was well maintained, some in the open and some more tree lined. Expect to go through lots of gates, but it is a great way to take a breather when going uphill. The trail stop shelters with tables, water, pit toilet, and a bike fix it station were great and nicely spaced. The scenery was beautiful. We went down into Deadmont on the Sugar Loaf Trailhead route, but I went back on the Kirk Trailhead route. That had a rougher stone surface in places and a portion (about 1/2 mile or less, but seemed much longer) was very steep. My inclometer registered 17 %, but even it that was off a bit, it was still steep. I had to walk that section. I have read that the length of the trail was 108.8 or 109 miles, but TrailLink says 112 miles. There is lots to see in the area, not just on or along the trail, so spend some time to explore and take in more adventures.
PS: As of this writing on May 30, my brother is in Alberta, Canada, having biked over 4,000 miles so far. I hope others use this trail as part of their BIG bike ride.
We’re from TN. Rode Sept 17, 24. Deadwood Trailhead is open. This site says it’s closed. Rode 25 miles South. Saw beautiful colorful Aspens with Momma & baby Elk. After climbing the ridge outside of Deadwood it became a beautiful trail. Wished we could’ve ridden more.
Beautiful scenery and wildlife and so well maintained! Friendly people all along the way. Excellent trailheads with water, bike tools, air! I only saw one review commenting on the hills. There really is no flat according to our elevation record on Strava. It is either a looooong uphill or a loooong downhill. Even though the hills are only 4% grade, 10 miles of that gets old. My husband and I are 64 & 62, no e-bikes, thank you and riding loaded. We ride 40 miles twice a week up and down hills usually with a headwind, but the ride from Custer to Deadwood was pretty taxing for us. We would do it again but probably do the whole trail and take 3 days. trip from
Rode the entire trail from Edgemont to Deadwood over two days. The scenery was spectacular. Every last foot of the trail surface was smooth and even; I cannot heap enough praise on the State Parks Department for the job that they do in maintaining the trail and trailheads.
Completed in three days. Started in Deadwood, ended in Edgemont.
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