route from Denver to Mt. Rushmore
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route from Denver to Mt. Rushmore
Anybody know a nice, safe route from Denver to Mt. Rushmore? Any info is welcome.
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From Greeley:
Country roads thry Briggsdale and Hereford
Wyo Hwy 214 north
Hwy 213 north
Hwy 216 east
Hwy 215 north to LaGrange
Neb Hwy 88 6 miles
County Roads north to Mitchell
Hwy 29 Mitchell to Harrison
US 20 Harrison to Crawford
Hwy 71 Crawford to Hot Springs, SD
US 385/Hwy 87 thru Custer Park
Also - consider the Mickelson Trail
from Edgemont
https://www.mickelsontrailcoalition.com/
Avoid US 85 in Colo and near Cheyenne
Avoid Hwy 71 in Colo and S. of Scottsbluff
Country roads thry Briggsdale and Hereford
Wyo Hwy 214 north
Hwy 213 north
Hwy 216 east
Hwy 215 north to LaGrange
Neb Hwy 88 6 miles
County Roads north to Mitchell
Hwy 29 Mitchell to Harrison
US 20 Harrison to Crawford
Hwy 71 Crawford to Hot Springs, SD
US 385/Hwy 87 thru Custer Park
Also - consider the Mickelson Trail
from Edgemont
https://www.mickelsontrailcoalition.com/
Avoid US 85 in Colo and near Cheyenne
Avoid Hwy 71 in Colo and S. of Scottsbluff