So, here are cue sheets for the entire Black Hills DoubleBackBone route. From Mile 0.0 at the historic Dakota Marker on the North Dakota border, to Mile 310.5 at the Stop Sign Finish on the Nebraska border, all the way to Mile 640.6 back at that same Dakota Marker. Drawn on a single large map, it essentially looks like a short string from the North Dakota border to a large Northern Loop, with a string connector to an even larger Southern Loop.
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| The signature shot for the Black Hills DoubleBackBone. Miles of stuff like this out west. |
You are certainly welcome to create on your own a digital file from this information. Please know that several of the primitive National Forest Service roads may not appear on a given mapping program, or may appear under a different name. You are on your own.
For that matter, you are always on your own out there, whether using these cue sheets, other information from this blog, a derived digital file, or anything else. Bring what you need to ride whatever you decide to ride, including navigation tools, skills and decision making. That's the message throughout this blog and just affirmed here. You are responsible for you.
This is not a race. This is not an event. This is not a marked course. The road signs identified on the cue sheets may not be there, or may be different, when you get out there. The mileages may be off. This is just a remote road route that I scouted and now intend to ride. If you go, you are on your own.
"Are we CLEAR?"
"Yes, sir."
"ARE WE CLEAR?"
"Crystal. Colonel, I just have one more question before I put Cyclist Arritola, Cyclist Litzen and Cyclist Sorge on the stand. If you head out on the Black Hills DoubleBackBone, what happens when things go sideways?"
"YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU!"
You can handle the truth. Get out there.
Turn
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Direction
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Road
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Miles
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Total
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-
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S
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Table Mountain Road
(733)
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0.0
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0.0
|
R
|
W
|
Table Mountain Road
(733)
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1.6
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1.6
|
R
|
W
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Ladner Road
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7.2
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8.8
|
L
|
S
|
continue on Ladner
Road
|
4.2
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13.0
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-
|
S
|
straight on Bullock
Road
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2.0
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15.0
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R
|
W
|
Bullock Road
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7.7
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22.7
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L
|
S
|
Bullock Road
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2.8
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25.5
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R
|
W
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U.S. Highway 20 -
pave
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8.0
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33.5
|
L
|
S
|
Harding Road
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0.6
|
34.1
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-
|
S
|
HARDING - STOP WATER
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13.0
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47.1
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R
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W
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Old Highway 85
|
17.3
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64.4
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-
|
S
|
GEOGRAPHIC CENTER OF
THE U.S.
|
14.4
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78.8
|
L
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E
|
U.S. Highway 85 -
pave
|
7.8
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86.6
|
R
|
E
|
Brooker Road
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0.5
|
87.1
|
R
|
S
|
Arpan Road
|
7.3
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94.4
|
-
|
S
|
Arpan Road - pave
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9.3
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103.7
|
R
|
W
|
U.S. Highway 212 -
pave
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3.6
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107.3
|
L
|
S
|
Fruitdale Road - pave
|
1.7
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109.0
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-
|
S
|
Fruitdale Road
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1.7
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110.7
|
L
|
E
|
Snowma Road
|
1.1
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111.8
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R
|
S
|
Crooked Oaks Road
|
0.7
|
112.5
|
L
|
E
|
Sale Barn Road
|
5.6
|
118.1
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R
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S
|
Sale Barn Road
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2.2
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120.3
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-
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S
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Sale Barn Road - pave
|
0.2
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120.5
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R
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N
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U.S. Highway 34 -
pave
|
0.5
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121.0
|
L
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W
|
St. Onge Cutoff Road
(196th Street)
|
1.9
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122.9
|
L
|
S
|
Lookout Mountain Road
|
4.0
|
126.9
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R
|
W
|
Kerwin Lane
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2.8
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129.7
|
L
|
S
|
U.S. Highway 85 -
pave
|
1.9
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131.6
|
R
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W
|
Hills View Road -
pave
|
1.7
|
133.3
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-
|
-
|
SPEARFISH - WATER
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-
|
133.3
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-
|
W
|
Hills View Road -
pave
|
-
|
133.3
|
L
|
S
|
Higgins Gulch Road
(214)
|
2.5
|
135.8
|
R
|
S
|
Tinton Road (134)
|
12.1
|
147.9
|
R
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W
|
U.S. Highway 85 -
pave
|
16.9
|
164.8
|
L
|
S
|
O'Neil Pass Road
(391)
|
1.7
|
166.5
|
L
|
S
|
South Rapid Creek
Road (231)
|
0.8
|
167.3
|
R
|
W
|
Black Fox Camp Road
(233)
|
11.4
|
178.7
|
L
|
E
|
Flag Mountain Road
(189)
|
5.4
|
184.1
|
R
|
S
|
South Rochford Road
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7.0
|
191.1
|
-
|
S
|
South Rochford Road -
pave
|
0.6
|
191.7
|
L
|
E
|
Deerfield Lake Road -
pave
|
1.0
|
192.7
|
L
|
N
|
White Tail Loop (USFS
421)
|
1.7
|
194.4
|
-
|
E
|
WHITE TAIL CAMPGROUND
(USFS) - WATER
|
1.0
|
195.4
|
R
|
W
|
Deerfield Lake Road -
pave
|
0.9
|
196.3
|
L
|
S
|
Williams Draw Road
|
0.3
|
196.6
|
R
|
W
|
Six Mile Draw Road
|
8.0
|
204.6
|
L
|
S
|
Ditch Creek Road
(291)
|
0.2
|
204.8
|
L
|
E
|
Custer Limestone Road
(284)
|
9.5
|
214.3
|
R
|
S
|
Upper French Creek
Road (286)
|
5.7
|
220.0
|
L
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 16 -
pave
|
5.9
|
225.9
|
R
|
S
|
6th Street - pave (1
block) HARBACH CITY PARK - WATER
|
1.8
|
227.7
|
-
|
N
|
1 block back to U.S.
Highway 16
|
0.1
|
227.8
|
R
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 16 -
pave
|
0.1
|
227.9
|
R
|
S
|
Sidney Park Road
(793) - pave
|
1.6
|
229.5
|
L
|
E
|
Hazelroot Cut-Off
Road (343)
|
1.3
|
230.8
|
R
|
S
|
Glen Erin Road (337)
|
2.6
|
233.4
|
L
|
E
|
Flynn Creek Road
(336)
|
4.7
|
238.1
|
L
|
E
|
Beaver Creek Road
(391)
|
8.6
|
246.7
|
L
|
N
|
U.S. Highway 87 -
pave
|
1.1
|
247.8
|
R
|
E
|
Rankin Ridge Road
(NPS 5)
|
2.0
|
249.8
|
L
|
E
|
7-11 Road (101)
|
10.3
|
260.1
|
S
|
R
|
In Buffalo Gap - 4th
Street
|
5.0
|
265.1
|
R
|
L
|
Elm Street
| ||
S
|
R
|
2nd Street
| ||
-
|
-
|
BUFFALO GAP TRADING
POST - WATER
|
0.1
|
265.2
|
-
|
S
|
Buffalo Gap Road
|
-
|
265.2
|
L
|
E
|
Fall River County 2 -
pave
|
7.1
|
272.3
|
R
|
S
|
Ash Road
|
1.5
|
273.8
|
L
|
E
|
Hay Canyon Road
|
3.0
|
276.8
|
R
|
S
|
Sand Creek Road (Fall
River County Road 2)
|
1.0
|
277.8
|
L
|
E
|
Smithwick Road
|
4.1
|
281.9
|
R
|
S
|
North Butte Road
(Fall River County Road 2)
|
0.4
|
282.3
|
R
|
W
|
Milligan Road
|
9.1
|
291.4
|
L
|
S
|
Old Highway 79
|
1.1
|
292.5
|
R
|
W
|
Antelope Lane
|
1.0
|
293.5
|
L
|
S
|
Hard Scrabble Road
|
4.0
|
297.5
|
R
|
W
|
Black Bank Road
|
2.0
|
299.5
|
L
|
S
|
continue on Black
Bank Road
|
2.0
|
301.5
|
-
|
S
|
Dakota Line Road -
STOP SIGN FINISH
|
9.0
|
310.5
|
R
|
W
|
Dakota Line Road
|
---
|
310.5
|
R
|
N
|
Dakota Line Road
|
3.0
|
313.5
|
L
|
W
|
East Ardmore Road
|
1.0
|
314.5
|
---
|
W
|
Ardmore - No Services
|
13.0
|
327.5
|
---
|
W
|
East Ardmore Road -
continue West
|
---
|
327.5
|
R
|
N
|
Edgemont Road (FRC
6412)
|
7.8
|
335.3
|
R
|
E
|
South Highway 471
(gravel)
|
10.9
|
346.2
|
L
|
N
|
Plum Creek Road (FRC
65)
|
3.0
|
349.2
|
L
|
W
|
Indian Canyon Road
(FRC 3292)
|
4.0
|
353.2
|
R
|
N
|
Lookout Road (FRC 6)
- stay left, turns to pave
|
2.0
|
355.2
|
R
|
N
|
Highway 471 - pave
|
4.0
|
359.2
|
L
|
W
|
North Highway 471 -
pave - Edgemont
|
1.1
|
360.3
|
R
|
N
|
North Highway 471 -
pave - water/supplies
|
0.2
|
360.5
|
R
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 18 -
pave
|
0.2
|
360.7
|
L
|
N
|
Red Canyon Road (FRC
15)
|
2.5
|
363.2
|
L
|
W
|
Pilger Mt Road (317)
|
9.4
|
372.6
|
R
|
E
|
Pleasant Valley Road
(715)
|
8.3
|
380.9
|
L
|
W
|
Richardson Cutoff
(276)
|
6.6
|
387.5
|
L
|
W
|
Pass Creek Road (273)
|
5.4
|
392.9
|
R
|
N
|
Mann Road (270)
|
10.7
|
403.6
|
R
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 16 -
pave
|
8.6
|
412.2
|
L
|
N
|
Mud Springs Road
(282)
|
0.5
|
412.7
|
L
|
W
|
Antelope Ridge Road
(283)
|
2.7
|
414.4
|
R
|
E
|
Custer Limestone Road
(284)
|
5.4
|
419.8
|
L
|
N
|
unmarked brown sign
(383)
|
3.4
|
423.2
|
L
|
W
|
Gillette Canyon Road
(296)
|
5.1
|
428.3
|
L
|
W
|
Six Mile Road (301)
|
6.5
|
434.8
|
R
|
N
|
Briggs Spring Road
(384)
|
2.2
|
437.0
|
L
|
W
|
South Castle Creek
Road (294)
|
3.0
|
440.0
|
R
|
N
|
Boles Canyon Road
(117)
|
1.3
|
441.3
|
L
|
W
|
South Rapid Creek
Road (231)
|
15.9
|
457.2
|
R
|
E
|
O'Neil Pass Road
(231)
|
2.8
|
460.0
|
R
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 85 -
pave
|
0.8
|
460.8
|
L
|
N
|
Tinton Road (134)
|
1.7
|
462.5
|
L
|
W
|
Higgins Gulch Road
(214)
|
16.9
|
479.4
|
R
|
E
|
Hillsview Road - pave
|
12.1
|
491.5
|
L
|
N
|
U.S. Highway 85 -
pave
|
2.5
|
494.0
|
R
|
E
|
Kerwin Lane
|
1.7
|
495.7
|
L
|
N
|
Lookout Mountain Road
|
1.9
|
497.6
|
R
|
E
|
St. Onge Cutoff Road
(196th Street)
|
2.8
|
500.4
|
R
|
S
|
U.S. Highway 34 -
pave
|
4.0
|
504.4
|
L
|
E
|
Sale Barn Road - pave
|
1.9
|
506.3
|
---
|
E
|
Sale Barn Road
|
0.5
|
506.8
|
L
|
N
|
Sale Barn Road
|
0.2
|
507.0
|
E
|
N
|
Crooked Oaks Road
|
2.2
|
509.2
|
L
|
W
|
Snowma Road
|
5.6
|
514.8
|
R
|
N
|
Fruitdale Road
|
0.7
|
515.5
|
---
|
N
|
Fruitdale Road - pave
|
1.1
|
516.6
|
R
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 212 -
pave
|
1.7
|
518.3
|
L
|
N
|
Arpan Road - pave
|
1.7
|
520.0
|
---
|
N
|
Arpan Road
|
3.6
|
523.6
|
L
|
W
|
Brooker Road
|
9.3
|
532.9
|
L
|
W
|
U.S. Highway 85 -
pave
|
7.3
|
540.2
|
R
|
N
|
Camp Crook Road
|
2.4
|
542.6
|
R
|
E
|
U.S. Highway 20 -
pave - CAMP CROOK
|
54.6
|
597.2
|
L
|
N
|
Latham Road
|
3.3
|
600.5
|
L
|
N
|
Bullock Road
|
8.5
|
609.0
|
L
|
N
|
River Road
|
4.4
|
613.4
|
--
|
N
|
Ladner Road
|
6.4
|
619.8
|
L
|
N
|
Ladner Road
|
5.8
|
625.6
|
L
|
N
|
Table Mountain Road
(733)
|
6.2
|
631.8
|
L
|
N
|
Table Mountain Road
(733)
|
7.2
|
639.0
|
--
|
--
|
DAKOTA MARKER FINISH
|
1.6
|
640.6
|
Intrigued.
ReplyDeleteFun research for certain.
Thanks Craig.