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Sylvan Lake – Needles Highway loop from Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake – Needles Highway loop from Sylvan Lake

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3.5

(27)

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Sylvan Lake – Needles Highway loop from Sylvan Lake

03:54

66.3km

1,380m

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: April 22, 2026

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Custer State Park

Black Hills National Forest

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Parking

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801 m

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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7.21 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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32.6 km

Norbeck Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

After climbing switchback after switchback climbing Iron Mountain Road, you are rewarded with a great view of Mount Rushmore.

There is a viewing area, so you can pull off the …

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42.4 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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66.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.2 km

16.6 km

1.51 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.3 km

11.2 km

756 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,940 m)

Lowest point (1,360 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

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Sylvan Lake – Needles Highway loop from Sylvan Lake

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