2017 Wednesday Night Bike Rides |
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About the Rides | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | Directions
Welcome to yet another season of great riding along the back roads of Dane County. Rides will be between 20 and 35 miles in length and will have short and long options so that riders of differing abilities can participate. Routes have been designed for minimum traffic density and maximum scenery. Most are hilly. Riders usually get together post-ride for pizza to ensure that nobody loses any weight.
For printing: PDF Schedule and a (NEW!) Google Map of starting locations
Date | Time | Route | Sunset | Leader | Phone |
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April | (608) |
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5 | 5:15 | Paoli
Ride The first WNBR ride of the season. |
7:31 |
Murray Schukar |
516-8343 |
12 | 5:30 |
Belleville A popular ride down to Monticello |
7:39 |
Peter Mitchel |
443-9949 |
19 | 5:30 |
Cottage Grove Ride Farms and marshland, rolling terrain |
7:47 |
Paul Roltgen | (262) |
26 | 5:30 | Indian Lake County Park Ride long valleys and a few hills to Mazomanie |
7:55 |
Rick Ruetten |
698-3642 |
May | |||||
3 | 5:45 | Cross Plains
(Salmo Pond) Tranquil start leads to challenging long climbs |
8:03 |
Larry Green |
798-3751 |
10 | 5:45 |
Oregon South - starts on Bergamont Blvd. Farms and fields abound |
8:11 |
Jeff Bergey |
843-7153 |
17 | 5:45 | Brigham
County Park Hills go down early and up later(Potluck Picnic ) |
8:18 |
Lysianne Unruh |
438-0483 |
24 | 5:45 | Cambridge Open and rolling countryside |
8:25 |
Joe Brady |
669-2732 |
31 | 5:45 |
Mt. Horeb (Grundahl Park)
North route
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8:31 |
Paul Matteoni |
729-5953 |
June | |||||
7 | 5:45 | Lodi (start at Middle
School) Merrimac Ferry, Gibraltar Rock, wildflowers galore |
8:35 |
Margie Sprecher Reg Bruskewitz |
628-0093 |
14 | 5:45 |
Cross
Plains (Festge Park )
Ride ridges and valleys (Potluck Picnic ) |
8:39 |
Tim Goihl |
279-9580 |
21 | 5:45 |
Mt. Vernon
Lots of optoins, the "Get Lost Ride" |
8:41 |
Sharon Hughes |
832-1506 |
28 | 5:45 | New Glarus (old
train station) Hilly and scenic, grand views |
8:41 |
Mark Maffitt |
513-0094 |
July | |||||
5 | 5:45 | Springers on Lake Kegonsa After the ride, cool down lakeside |
8:39 |
Jon Hatley |
219-8533 |
12 | 5:45 | Brigham
County Park - South Route Same mound, different hills (Potluck Picnic ) |
8:35 |
Gail VanHaren |
437-3782 |
19 | 5:45 | Mt. Horeb South
(Grundahl Park) No wrong turns on the long loop to beat the sunset |
8:30 |
Daryl & Kim Hinz |
358-6456 |
26 | 5:45 | Black Earth Classic climbs - Sutcliffe, Pinnacle, Reeve |
8:23 |
Greg Ladwig |
273-1449 |
August | |||||
2 | 5:45 |
Marshall Some hills, some farms, lots of scenery |
8:15 |
Denise Marie |
920-723-7143 |
9 | 5:30 |
Mt. Vernon
to Daleyville
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8:06 |
Greg Andrews |
279-8208 |
16 | 5:30 | Stoughton (Mandt Park) Yahara River, Gibbs Lake |
7:55 |
Jason Dorgan |
770-2228 |
23 | 5:30 | Indian Lake
County Park (Ice Age ride) Visit Crystal & Fish lakes (Potluck Picnic) |
7:44 | Craig McCallum |
212-6957 |
30 | 5:30 | Oregon East (starts at JC park) Enjoy the scenery on this flatter ride |
7:32 |
Dave Mitchell |
225-9210 |
September | |||||
6 | 5:30 |
Riley Tavern
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7:20 |
Matt Frank |
843-2612 |
13 | 5:15 |
Paoli |
7:07 |
Cathy Klima |
712-2282 |
20 | 5:15 | McFarland New 2017 Lower
Yahara River Trail Rustic roads and bridge sunset finish (Map ) |
6:55 |
Tom Helke |
838-6195 |
27 | 5:15 |
Fitchburg A pretty ride so close to Madison |
6:42 |
Kay & Harry Lum |
225-3578 |
October | |||||
4 | 5:00 | Vilas Park (West
shelter) (Potluck
Picnic) Escape the city - paved bike trails & Arboretum |
6:30 |
James Henkel |
721-0099 |