Around Lake Mendota in Madison, WI - 31.7 Miles -
Submitted by Larry Gitchell
CAUTION: Use this route as a guide only. Suitability of roads may have changed. Verify the route and rest stops and check for construction before starting on a ride. All routes are not suitable for all levels of cyclists.
Start at Hampton Inn West, 516 Grand Canyon Dr., Madison, WI 53719
MapQuest Map
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| Turn |
On |
Cum. |
| L |
Exit parking lot to Grand Canyon Drive |
0.1 |
| L |
Yellowstone Dr. |
0.7 |
| R |
Blue Ridge Parkway |
1.2 |
| R |
Old Sauk Road |
1.6 |
| R |
Old Middleton Road |
2.2 |
| L |
Enter Black Hawk bike path at Eau Claire Av. |
3.0 |
| L |
Exit bike path onto Locust Dr. |
3.6 |
| L |
Bear Left at stop sign and continue along Locust Dr. |
3.7 |
| L |
Shorewood Blvd. |
4.1 |
| R |
Harvard Dr. |
4.2 |
| L |
University Bay Drive |
4.6 |
| Around Lake Mendota Route begins: |
| Enter Bike Trail at Picnic Point parking lot (Lot 129) |
5.4 |
| Follow trail along lake - detour may be required! |
| R |
Exit Trail to North Park Street |
7.2 |
|
| Turn |
On |
Cum. |
| L |
Langdon Street - rest stop at Memorial Union |
7.3 |
| R |
Wisconsin Ave. |
7.9 |
| L |
Gilman Street |
8.0 |
| R |
Butler Street |
8.2 |
| L |
Johnson St. (Left-handed bike lane) |
8.3 |
| L |
Brearly St. |
9.0 |
| R |
Sherman Ave. |
9.1 |
| L |
Warner Dr. @ Harbort/McGuire |
10.25 |
| L |
Old Shore Rd. |
10.4 |
| R |
Bayside Dr. |
10.5 |
| L |
Lakewood Blvd. |
10.6 |
| L |
Farwell Dr. (twisty) |
11.3 |
| L |
Farwell Dr. bears left |
12.1 |
| S Farwell becomes Woodward Ave. |
12.6 |
| R |
Harper Road (Sharp turn on a downhill) |
13.7 |
| L |
Troy Dr. (Becomes Greene Ave.) |
14.0 |
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| Turn |
On |
Cum. |
| L |
Sauthoff Rd. |
14.6 |
| R |
Heffernan Dr. (becomes Beilfuss Rd.) |
14.7 |
| L |
Green Ave. |
15.1 |
| L |
Westport Rd. |
15.2 |
| L |
County Hwy. 'M' |
16.0 |
| Mobile Station @ Blue Bill Dr. (Rest) |
16.2 |
| R |
Oncken Rd. By Gov. Nelson SP |
18.45 |
| L |
County Hwy. 'Q' T-intersection, no sign |
20.0 |
| R |
Balzer Rd. |
20.2 |
| L |
Pheasant Branch Road (Hilly) |
21.2 |
| Pheasant Branch Conservancy parking lot - regroup spot |
22.6 |
(Hill bypass:
Left at Pheasant Branch trail parking lot.
Left on Century Ave. (Hwy 'M')) |
about 22.2 |
| L |
Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. |
23.3 |
| L |
Century Ave. (Cty Hwy. 'M') |
23.4 |
| R |
Allen Blvd. |
24.0 |
| L/R |
Cross to side trail on left at Mendota Ave. |
24.6 |
|
| Turn |
On |
Cum. |
| L |
University Ave. Trail on N. Side |
25.0 |
| L |
Baker Ave. |
25.4 |
| R |
Lake Mendota Dr. |
25.6 |
| R |
Merrill Springs Rd. |
26.6 |
| S |
Bike Path in park (Indian Hills B.P.) |
26.9 |
| L |
Path under big bridge |
27.0 |
| L |
Black Hawk Bike Path at T-intersection |
27.1 |
| L |
Exit to Locust Drive |
27.6 |
| R |
Rose Place (stop sign at Border's Books) |
27.7 |
| R |
Hilldale Shopping Center |
27.9 |
| Bratfest! |
| L |
Price Place (Hilldale's Driveway along the front of the mall) |
28.0 |
| R |
Vernon Blvd. |
28.3 |
| L |
Segoe Road |
28.4 |
| R |
Odana Road |
30.20 |
| L |
Grand Canyon Drive |
31.6 |
| R |
Hampton Inn |
31.7 |
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