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Archive for the 'Near Town' Category

Crystal Lake – Lodi Loop

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

A very pretty loop that starts at Pheasant Branch conservatory.  It runs northwest to Mud Lake, Fish Lake and Crystal lake before turning east to Lodi.  It picks up the return ride from Lodi.  45 miles of rolling hills, farmlands and nature preserves make for a gorgeous evening ride.  There is about 2800 feet of [...]

Lodi Devil’s Lake

Monday, July 28th, 2008

This is sixty mile loop starting in Lodi. You get to pass by your car to refill bottles and take on food then it is off North for a ferry ride and climb up to Devil’s Lake.
Here is the zipped GPX file for the ride: devil-in-lodigpx
Map with turn-by-turn instructions is here: Google Map – [...]

Le Grand Cap Paoli

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The classic 40 mile loop that links the Capital City bike trail to the Paoli Classic.
Map with mileposts: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2070824