Bicycle loops and rides in and around Madison, Wisconsin
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.
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The annual Vermont Church dinner is the real deal. Thing is, hardly anyone likes lutefisk – they’re there for the meatballs, which are swedish. At least the lefse is norwegian and everyone likes lefse. 30.8 miles, moderate. Just like a lutefisk dinner this ride is hard to stomach at first, but hang on, plenty of [...]
The Springfield Corners dance hall is long gone and 12′s a 4 now, but this spot still swings. 22.4 miles, moderate. Step over from Lodi Springfield or pull a park-n-ride in Cross Plains. URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1743628
Welcome to the driftless. 29.3 miles, moderate. Bring your polka dots and watch for cars on this character builder. URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1742472
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