From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George S. Mickelson Trail
George S. Mickelson Trail
The George S. Mickelson Trail is a rail trail in the Dakota. The trail is named after George S. Mickelson, the
Black Hills region of South Dakota. South Dakota governor who helped spearhead the pro-
The main trail route extends 108.8 miles (175.1 km), ject.
from Edgemont to Deadwood, with approximately nine
miles of additional branch trails, including a three mile
(5 km) paved link from Custer to the Custer State Park
See also
completed in 2007. Intermediate points along the route • List of rail trails
include the towns of Custer and Hill City, and a short • List of South Dakota state parks
branch provides access to the city of Lead. • List of support services
Nearly all of the trail follows the route of an aban-
doned railroad branch line constructed by the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1890-91 and last op-
References
erated by the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1983. The [1] "Biking in South Dakota". South Dakota Office of
trail’s route is mountainous, forested, and scenic, tra- Tourism. http://www.travelsd.com/thingstodo/
versing the heart of the Black Hills and largely within biking.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
the boundaries of the Black Hills National Forest.[1] The
trail alignment includes four tunnels and more than 100 External links
converted railroad bridges. There are fifteen established
trailheads spaced along the route. The trail surface is • Mickelson Trail website
packed gravel.
The trail is maintained by the South Dakota Game,
Fish and Parks Commission. The first segment of the trail
was opened in 1991, and the entire route was completed
in 1998, and is the first rails to trails project in South
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Categories:
• Rail trails in South Dakota
• South Dakota state parks
• Black Hills
• Protected areas of Custer County, South Dakota
• Protected areas of Fall River County, South Dakota
• Protected areas of Lawrence County, South Dakota
• Protected areas of Pennington County, South Dakota
• Burlington Northern Railroad
• Long-distance trails in the United States
• National Recreation Trails of the United States
• Black Hills National Forest
• South Dakota geography stubs
• United States trail stubs
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One of the many tunnels along the trail.
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