Eat.Ride.Sleep. Women’s Mountain Bike Retreat

Arrival time can be arranged at anytime but usually starts at around 2:00pm. Check in and get comfortable in your accommodations. Reception dinner is at 6:30pm, where you'll get to know your guides and the other guests. After dinner, we'll discuss our plan for the weekend. Feel free to socialize with fellow guests in the common areas until you're ready to turn in for the night.

The first day of your adventure starts with a group breakfast and fresh roasted coffee. Early risers are welcome to participate in an optional morning yoga class before breakfast. Then we're off to the trailhead for a group ride. Lunch is served out on the trail and dinner at Hisega Lodge after the day's adventures.

Day 2 and 3 will also begin with a group breakfast and fresh roasted coffee. Early risers are welcome to participate in an optional morning yoga class before breakfast. Our evenings will vary with optional lodge activities such as campfires, outdoor movies and dinner and drinks on the deck.

The final day of your visit starts with a group breakfast and fresh roasted coffee. Early risers are welcome to participate in our last morning yoga class before breakfast. Enjoy time in the common areas socializing and saying good-bye to your fellow travelers. Check out is at 11:00am.

• Great times with a group of women who love mountain biking!
• Awesome rides in the beautiful Black Hills National Forest.
• Amazing, healthy chef-prepared food that fuels our rides.
• Lunch on the trail.
• Adventure! We prepare for most things but you never know what you may come across on the trail.

• Comfortable, relaxing accommodations at the Hisega Adventure Lodge.
• Chef-prepared meals
• Post-ride beer and wine
• Trail snacks
• All trail fees
• Transportation to and from the trailhead
• Three days of riding the best trails in the Black Hills.
• Good times, great rides, amazing food and new friends!

• Your mountain bike.
• Your helmet, gloves and safety gear.
• Hydration pack or water carrier.
• A light jacket or rain gear.
• An open mind and a positive attitude!

A positive attitude is the most important thing that you can being on this trip. Even for many experienced riders, three days of challenges can get tiring. We will have a guide in the front, as well as a sweeper in the back, so you can ride at your own pace. That said, riding with a group provides a great opportunity to stretch your comfort zone and take on some new challenges if you feel ready. Riding these trails for three days straight is hard, but starting to condition strength and cardio now can help you make the most of your visit.

Our adventures are all based out of the Hisega Adventure Lodge, in the middle of the Black Hills National Forest, twenty minutes from Rapid City Center. With 10 quaint rooms, this rustic lodge was founded by 6 women in 1908. With tasteful updates, each room has it's own bathroom and private entry to the deck which is an amazing central meeting spot after an exciting day on the trail. Our main lodge great room is comfortable for lounging in front of the fireplace. The dining room is big enough to seat large groups and is complete with a wine/beer/coffee bar and did I mention... our coffee is FRESH ROASTED right here at the lodge? If you're a coffee snob, you'll love that you can even sit in on a roasting session! The library full of maps and books, full-body massage chair and sunshine is a wonderful little oasis. We have lots of outdoor nooks and crannies to relax in along with an outdoor cooking area for BBQs and fireside storytelling. On the back hill, we are building a skills park just for fun! Here you can enjoy the sights and sounds of nature — the wind blowing through the ponderosa pines and the relaxing babble of Rapid Creek as it flows along the property. Our group rides all take place in the beautiful Black Hills National Forest, on designated trails. We provide transportation to and from all trailheads during your stay.

Hisega Adventure Lodge is located at 23101 Triangle Trail, Rapid City, SD 57702. The nearest airport, the Rapid City Regional Airport, is located 25 miles east of the Lodge. Transportation to and from the airport is available to all guests. For guests who choose to drive to the lodge, here are directions from well-known locations.

Sioux Falls, SD:

Take I-90 W 345 miles to Rapid City, then take exit 57 for I-190 S/US-16 W toward Black Hills National Forest/Mt. Rushmore/Downtown Rapid City. Stay on this road for roughly 1.5 miles, then turn right onto West Main St. In 5 miles, turn turn left onto Jackson Blvd/SD-44. You'll stay on this road for 9.3 miles. You'll see a sign for Hisega Lodge, and will turn left onto Hisega Rd. Continue for 1.3 miles until you come to a T intersection. Take a left here, and you'll see the lodge on your right.

Minneapolis, MN:

Head out of Minneapolis on US-169 S. Take this for approximately 73 miles, then continue straight onto MN-60 W for 87 miles, then turn right onto I-90. Stay on I-90 for 399 miles then take exit 57 for I-190 S/US-16 W toward Black Hills National Forest/Mt. Rushmore/Downtown Rapid City. Stay on this road for roughly 1.5 miles, then turn right onto West Main St. In 5 miles, turn turn left onto Jackson Blvd/SD-44. You'll stay on this road for 9.3 miles. You'll see a sign for Hisega Lodge, and will turn left onto Hisega Rd. Continue for 1.3 miles until you come to a T intersection. Take a left here, and you'll see the lodge on your right.

Denver, CO:

Head North on I-25 N. You'll stay on this for around 110 miles. You'll enter Wyoming, pass Cheyenne, then take exit 17 for US-85 N toward Torrington. Stay on US-85 N (which will merge with US-18 E at Lusk, WY) for 178 miles. Then turn right to stay on US-18 E and head into South Dakota. Stay on US-18 E for 34 miles, then turn left onto SD-89 N. Continue on SD-89 N for 57 miles, merging with US-385 N at Pringle, SD and US-16 E at Custer. Turn right onto SD-44 E and drive 7.7 miles, then turn right onto Hisega Road. Continue for 1.3 miles until you come to a T intersection. Take a left here, and you'll see the lodge on your right.