We started at Yankton Trail Park, heading east through beautiful parkland for a few miles before turning north at Tuthill Park. We'd read about the Sioux Falls Loop and decided to begin at the southernmost point and ride counterclockwise around the city. They’ve done a great job, it was an enjoyable ride. The trail developers have added some really nice touches - benches, a gazebo, an arched entryway at Hills Park created from bricks that were salvaged from Sheldon Middle School. There are a few areas where you ride on a couple of neighborhood streets until you pick up the trail again. ![]() (This doesn’t show up on the trail map yet.) All of the trail is paved. The newest phase loops around the pond right behind Crossroads Pavilion Event Center, near the intersection of H18 & H60 on the east end of town. ![]() The current trail connects the college, the schools, and parks.įuture goals for the trail are to complete it on the south side of the highway, so that it forms a loop all the way around the city. We turned around at the fork that would have taken us to the college, and headed back the same way we came. My husband and I (and our brother-in-law, a Sheldon resident) rode some of the trail this morning, starting out near the schools and then crossing over Rt18 to ride through some scenic areas - a park, some neighborhoods, lots of trees and even past a cow farm, with an up close view! The trail goes under Highway 18 at the Floyd river, and continues to the community college.
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