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​Course Directions

 

  • Start: Participants will begin at Granite Sports located on Main Street.

  • Route Start: Upon the start signal  "the crack of the whip", racers will be escorted up Deerfield Road.

  • Racers will then be directed to turn off Deerfield Road onto Marshall Gulch Road.

  • From there, they will turn onto China Gulch Road.

  • Next, they'll proceed onto Horse Creek Road.

  • Racers will then take Trail 40 which leads to the Mickelson Trail.

  • Finish: Once on the Mickelson Trail, racers will head south. They will either:

    • Reach their relay partner at some point along the southward journey on the Mickelson Trail, or

    • Continue to finish at Major Lake.

Elevation Profile of the Buffalo 50 mountain bike race
Ride through the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota
Buffalo 50 mountain bike race route photos
Ride past slate creek dam
Buffalo 50 mountain bike race route photos
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