Itinerary
- Day 1
Burlington to Ten Sleep
You'll start with a shuttle ride (about 45 minutes) from Burlington heading to Ten Sleep, a small town tucked in the western Bighorn Mountains foothills. From there you'll saddle up for a 68.5-mile ride following the winding Bighorn and Nowood Rivers. Ten Sleep has historical significance as a camp and midway point between Sioux camps back in the day. If you're interested in learning more about the area, there's a small Pioneer Museum worth checking out. You'll stay at the Carter Inn for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride from Burlington to Ten Sleep following Bighorn and Nowood Rivers (68.5 miles)
- Visit Pioneer Museum (optional)
Optional Activities
- Visit Pioneer Museum to learn about Ten Sleep history
Landmarks Ten Sleep Pioneer Museum Bighorn Mountains - Day 2
Ten Sleep to Buffalo
Today's a 64.7-mile ride across the southern portion of Bighorn National Forest, taking you through lush grasslands, alpine meadows, and glacier-carved valleys. You'll finish up in Buffalo, Wyoming, positioned right in the Bighorn foothills. Spend time walking Main Street's historic buildings, including the Occidental Hotel, where Owen Wister set part of 'The Virginian.' The Jim Gatchell Museum here holds over 15,000 Old West artifacts if you want to dig into that side of history.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride across southern Bighorn National Forest to Buffalo (64.7 miles)
- Explore Buffalo Main Street historic buildings
Optional Activities
- Visit Occidental Hotel
- Visit Jim Gatchell Museum
Landmarks Bighorn National Forest Occidental Hotel Jim Gatchell Museum Buffalo, Wyoming 
- Day 3
Buffalo to Ranchester
You'll head north with the massive Bighorn Mountains on your left for a 62.4-mile ride. Along the way you'll pass Lake de Smet, a place the Sioux considered to have magical healing powers. After riding through Sheridan, you'll end in tiny Ranchester, which was the site of a historic battle between the Powder River Expedition and Chief Black Bear's Arapaho camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride from Buffalo to Ranchester (62.4 miles)
- Pass Lake de Smet
Landmarks Lake de Smet Sheridan Ranchester - Day 4
Ranchester to Lovell
Today's an 83.9-mile route heading west across the northern portion of Bighorn National Forest to Lovell, known locally as 'Wyoming's Rose City.' You'll experience scenic climbing through the Bighorn Mountains as the main focus of this longer day on the bike.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride from Ranchester to Lovell across northern Bighorn National Forest (83.9 miles)
Landmarks Bighorn National Forest Lovell, Wyoming - Day 5
Lovell to Red Lodge
You're bicycling north and west following Silver Tip Creek through Byron and into Montana for a 78.5-mile stretch. The route takes you past fields of corn, sugar beets, and alfalfa, then through small towns in the valley between Yellowstone National Park and the Bighorn Range. You'll finish in Red Lodge, Montana, a colorful 1890s coal mining town that calls itself the 'Gateway to Yellowstone.' Since lunch and dinner are on your own today, you'll have plenty of time to walk around and get a feel for the place.
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride from Lovell to Red Lodge (78.5 miles)
Landmarks Red Lodge, Montana Yellowstone National Park 
- Day 6
Red Lodge
This is a rest day in Red Lodge, so you can pace yourself. You've got options: visit the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, check out the depot and galleries, stop by a local fly-fishing outfitter, or grab a walking tour brochure from the Carbon County Museum to learn about the town's coal mining heritage. If you're feeling antsy and want to keep moving, there are some quiet highways in the area. Like yesterday, lunch and dinner are on your own.
Optional Activities
- Visit Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary
- Check out depot and galleries
- Visit local fly-fishing outfitter
- Self-guided walking tour from Carbon County Museum
- Explore local highways on bike
Landmarks Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Carbon County Museum - Day 7
Red Lodge to Cooke City
You'll ride west deep into the 2.4 million acres of Shoshone National Forest on a 64.4-mile route. The Beartooth Scenic Highway crests at 10,947 feet and then descends alongside Clarks Fork, which is Wyoming's only Wild and Scenic river. This forest is home to grizzly bears, black bears, cougars, moose, thousands of elk, and the largest herd of bighorn sheep in the country. The streams here offer some of the best game fishing around, including Yellowstone cutthroat trout. You'll have dinner at the legendary Beartooth Cafe with peaks of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness surrounding you. Overnight in Cooke City.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at the legendary Beartooth Cafe)
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride from Red Lodge to Cooke City through Shoshone National Forest (64.4 miles)
- Ride Beartooth Scenic Highway
- Dinner at Beartooth Cafe
Landmarks Shoshone National Forest Beartooth Scenic Highway Clarks Fork Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Cooke City, Montana - Day 8
Cooke City to Cody
After breakfast in Cooke City, you'll take the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway back to Cody on a 79.4-mile route. After climbing to the overlook at Dead Indian Hill, you'll get to enjoy 6,318 feet of downhill (following about 5,792 feet of climbing to get there). You'll wrap up the week with a celebratory toast. If you're staying an extra night, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center is worth a visit to relive highlights from your ride across Wyoming and into Montana.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast in Cooke City)
Included Activities
- Bicycle ride from Cooke City to Cody via Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (79.4 miles)
- Ride to Dead Indian Hill overlook
Optional Activities
- Visit Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Landmarks Chief Joseph Scenic Byway Dead Indian Hill Cody, Wyoming Buffalo Bill Historical Center
