Multi-Day Trail Bike Camp Suggestions - The Chainlink2024-03-28T18:36:16Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/multi-day-trail-bike-camp-suggestions?feed=yes&xn_auth=noKaty Trail west of Booneville…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-13:2211490:Comment:11241212019-06-13T15:05:44.995ZMike Schwabhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeSchwab80
<p>Katy Trail west of Booneville does not follow the river and is open. <a href="https://mobikefed.org/2019/06/over-100-miles-katy-trail-closed-flooding-devastating-effects-katy-trail-businesses" target="_blank">https://mobikefed.org/2019/06/over-100-miles-katy-trail-closed-flooding-devastating-effects-katy-trail-businesses</a> </p>
<p>Katy Trail west of Booneville does not follow the river and is open. <a href="https://mobikefed.org/2019/06/over-100-miles-katy-trail-closed-flooding-devastating-effects-katy-trail-businesses" target="_blank">https://mobikefed.org/2019/06/over-100-miles-katy-trail-closed-flooding-devastating-effects-katy-trail-businesses</a> </p> Thanks! It looks like the Che…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-10:2211490:Comment:11238052019-06-10T16:46:44.434ZKevin Dekkingahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinDekkinga
<p>Thanks! It looks like the Cheese Trail is specifically an ATV trail. After some more consideration, we're doing almost exactly as you suggest. We'll go a bit further to Gov Dodge State Park and then all the way back to either Monroe or Brodhead.</p>
<p>Thanks! It looks like the Cheese Trail is specifically an ATV trail. After some more consideration, we're doing almost exactly as you suggest. We'll go a bit further to Gov Dodge State Park and then all the way back to either Monroe or Brodhead.</p> Good suggestion, Mike. I've…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-08:2211490:Comment:11234712019-06-08T12:27:43.384ZBob Kastigarhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BobKastigar
<p>Good suggestion, Mike. I've been there, done that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/GIT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/GIT</a></p>
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<p>Good suggestion, Mike. I've been there, done that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/GIT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/GIT</a></p>
<p></p> http://rideillinois.org/maps/…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-08:2211490:Comment:11237322019-06-08T11:16:38.928ZMike Schwabhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MikeSchwab80
<p><a href="http://rideillinois.org/maps/grand-illinois-trail-guide/" target="_blank">http://rideillinois.org/maps/grand-illinois-trail-guide/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://rideillinois.org/maps/grand-illinois-trail-guide/" target="_blank">http://rideillinois.org/maps/grand-illinois-trail-guide/</a></p> The Cheese Trail is rideable,…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-08:2211490:Comment:11237292019-06-08T04:11:40.800ZKevin Mulckyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinMulcky
<p>The Cheese Trail is rideable, but the gravel is deep, loose and much more chunky than a typical rail trail. I wouldn't suggest it with kids, or on anything less than 2" tires. The roads that bipass the Cheese Trail are super scenic though, and very lightly traveled. </p>
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<p>That loop seems really ambitious with kids, Kudos! I'd probably stick to Blue Mounds, Madison, and then to New Glarus. Not a loop, but those are all the best stops and you'll be on paths the whole time! I suppose…</p>
<p>The Cheese Trail is rideable, but the gravel is deep, loose and much more chunky than a typical rail trail. I wouldn't suggest it with kids, or on anything less than 2" tires. The roads that bipass the Cheese Trail are super scenic though, and very lightly traveled. </p>
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<p>That loop seems really ambitious with kids, Kudos! I'd probably stick to Blue Mounds, Madison, and then to New Glarus. Not a loop, but those are all the best stops and you'll be on paths the whole time! I suppose you could also go out to Sandhill Station in Lake Mills if you wanted more trail miles. </p> Thanks Bob! We did the Sparta…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-05:2211490:Comment:11236972019-06-05T18:58:18.030ZKevin Dekkingahttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinDekkinga
<p>Thanks Bob! We did the Sparta-Elroy last year as a one-day out-and-back. Highly recommended! I'll never forget walking through a train tunnel so dark and so long you can't see light on either side, while bats flapped overhead. Sadly, much of the S-E and the 400 are closed right now due to the wet spring.</p>
<p>Thanks Bob! We did the Sparta-Elroy last year as a one-day out-and-back. Highly recommended! I'll never forget walking through a train tunnel so dark and so long you can't see light on either side, while bats flapped overhead. Sadly, much of the S-E and the 400 are closed right now due to the wet spring.</p> I like the idea of a loop, ra…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-06-05:2211490:Comment:11235372019-06-05T18:10:48.939ZBob Kastigarhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BobKastigar
<p>I like the idea of a loop, rather than a back-and-forth trip.</p>
<p>But if don't mind riding back the same way you came, you might consider driving up to Reedsburg, Wisconsin, and riding the 400 State Trail, the Elroy-Sparta Trail, and the LaCrosse River Trail to LaCrosse right at the Mississippi River. </p>
<p>Lots of places to camp, tho few with facilities. One picnic area I remember is just outside of Elroy, which you approach by going under the highway thru a tunnel and then up a very…</p>
<p>I like the idea of a loop, rather than a back-and-forth trip.</p>
<p>But if don't mind riding back the same way you came, you might consider driving up to Reedsburg, Wisconsin, and riding the 400 State Trail, the Elroy-Sparta Trail, and the LaCrosse River Trail to LaCrosse right at the Mississippi River. </p>
<p>Lots of places to camp, tho few with facilities. One picnic area I remember is just outside of Elroy, which you approach by going under the highway thru a tunnel and then up a very steep climb to the top with a large view over the area.</p>
<p>In rough estimates, this is about the same distance biking as your loop.</p>