Bicycle Tours Montana beartooth
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Tour Summary
Duration
6 Days / 5 NightsMeals
4 Dinners(Breakfast - Cont.)
Distance
402 milesElevation Gain
28,000 feet2012 Dates
July 15-202012 Price
$2,395.00Single Room
$375.00Rider Limit
15 Rider LimitBike Rental
$245.00Highlights
Yellowstone NPBeartooth SB
Chief Joseph SB
Lodging
Alpine HotelGrant Village (3 days)
Holiday Inn Buffalo
Dining
Village LakehouseOld Faithfull Inn
Lake Lodge Dining
Buffalo Bill's Irma
Start / Finish
Billings, MTAirport
Billings, MT17th shuttle: 2:00pm
You are scarily efficient. You also are a terrific tour guide. I know you probably get tired or more like bored of people telling you how great your company is, but I am so impressed at what you have done that I feel compelled to tell you yet again. You truly have made a big impact on the entire groups lives.
- Jane Weisen
All 3 of my trips with Cycling Escapes have been great!
- Brian Davies
I had a biking injury eight weeks before my tour was to start, so I wrote Rich to give adequate notice to get my deposit back. His position was that if I wanted, I could try to nurse my injuries, plan on going and if I needed to back out at the last minute he would refund me in full. I considered that to be the ultimate in support and costumer service! And it worked out.
- Sandy Koltonow
Yellowstone, Beartooth & Chief Joseph Day 1 - Sunday: Meet in Billings
On this bicycle tour we meet in Billings, Montana on Sunday morning. Fly into Billings on Saturday for a Sunday morning departure. Our Bike Tour shuttle will pick you up at 8:00am Sunday morning at the Best Western Clocktower. After a short shuttle to Red Lodge we will start our first ride...
The Beartooth Scenic Byway!
The Beartooth Highway in Montana is one of the most spectacular alpine highways in North America. It offers sweeping vistas of snow-covered mountains and panoramic views of hundreds of high alpine lakes. It is one of the highest and most rugged areas in the lower 48 states, with 20 peaks reaching over 12,000 feet in elevation.
In the surrounding mountains, glaciers are found on the north flank of nearly every mountain peak over 11,500 feet high. The Road itself is the highest elevation highway in Wyoming and Montana. Our destination for the night is Cooke City, gateway to the northeast entrance of Yellowstone.
62 miles / 6,732 ft. elevation gain
Day 2 - Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
Today we ride the entire Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, where the legendary flight of Chief Joseph and his band of Nez Perce indians occurred on their way to Canada. The Scenic Byway offers panoramic vistas of the Beartooths to the north and the volcanic Absaroka Range to the south. Wildlife, including elk, mule deer and mountain goats roam the area, while sheer cliffs towering 1,200 feet line a deep gorge carved by the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River. After the ride we shuttle to Grant's Lodge in Yellowstone, our basecamp for the next 3 nights.
77 miles / 5,500 ft. elevation gain
Day 3 - Yellowstone National Park
Today we ride the Grand Loop! Our destination is Old Faithful, home to the world famous geyser of the same name. Along the way we pass Yellowstone Lake, the highest alspine lake in the states, and then ride through the Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone's most compact thermal area, with literally hundreds of geysers, pools and hot springs. We finish our geological journey at Old Faithful geyser, where we'll watch the famous eruption before having dinner in the Old Faithful Lodge.
80-96 miles / 6,300 ft. elevation gain
Day 4 - Yellowstone National Park
Today is an off day to enjoy the park. For riders that want to see the sights and hike the Geysers, we will shuttle around the park and hike our favorite trails. Or if you are still fresh and want to ride, take a cruise along Yellowstone Lake, or perhaps a boat ride. Tonight is our third and last night at Grant's Lodge.
Day 5 - Yellowstone to Cody Wyoming
Today we ride out of Yellowstone as we make our way to Cody, Wyoming. In the morning we'll ride along the shores of Yellowstone Lake, America's largest high-altitude mountain lake at 7,733 feet. After skirting its shores, we ride out the east entrance of the park into the badlands of Wyoming, on our way to Cody, home of Buffalo Bill.
Dinner is on your own tonight, with lots of great restaurants within walking distance.
73 miles / 3,800 ft. elevation gain
Day 6 - Chief Joseph & the Beartooth!
Today is the Grand Finale! We ride back along Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - a completely different ride in the opposite direction. We then connect with the Beartooth Scenic Byway, and get to ride down what we climbed up on Monday - a 28 mile descent into Red Lodge.
After the ride we shuttle back to Billings. Riders have the option of flying out Friday night after the ride or Saturday.
66-94 miles / 6,500 ft. elevation gain
