A bicycle & paddleboat tour of Lake Pepin
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2022 Tour de Pepin will originate from Ohuta Park in central Lake City.
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Check in at Ohuta Park in Lake City. Take Chestnut St. to a left on Franklin St. Take Franklin to Marion, then one block to the stoplight at Lakeshore Drive/Hwy. 61. Take a left. It is 6 miles to the first water stop in Maple Springs.
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From the water stop in Maple Springs, ride 5.5 miles to a left turn into Wabasha at CR-30/Bruegger Valley Rd. Please use extra caution when crossing Hwy 61. Once across stop by Malone Park for the Wabasha rest stop.
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Route signage will alert motorists and promote safety as you pass over the Mississippi River on the Wabasha-Nelson bridge. There is a water stop located at Chippewa River boat landing/Tiffany Bottoms Wildlife Refuge between Nelson and Pepin.
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Take a left on Spring St in Stockholm to the rest area. The Pearl shuttles leave from Stockholm Park. Shuttle times will be listed on a sign at the park, and on your wristband.
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Riders who registered for the 50-mile option will continue a few miles past the town of Maiden Rock. Stop for water at the Lake Pepin Overlook, then head back to Stockholm to board the Pearl Shuttle at the time designated on your wrist band. Lac Plein and Siècle riders continue north to Bay City.
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Continue past Bay City to the intersection of WI 35 and MN 63. Take a left on MN 63.
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Stay to the right and use caution when crossing the bridge into Red Wing- stay on the designated bike path. Take the first right on to Potter St. Take Potter Street to Hwy 61 So. (a right turn). The rest area is at the Red Wing Armory on the frontage road.
100 Mile 2022
This year’s 100 mile route takes you up and down the valleys and across the ridges above Lake City. Take a right on Co. Rd 2 at Frontenac to Bellechester, a left at Co. Rd 33, across Hwy 63, a left on Co. Rd 4, and then another left on 61. Follow the signs from there back to Ohuta!
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40 and 72 mile riders will continue 6 miles on Hwy 61 and take a left on Cty. Rd 2 towards Frontenac State Park (joining up with 100 mile riders). All riders will continue past the park headquarters and through historic Old Frontenac. There will be a sharp right as you approach Lake Pepin and head to the Frontenac Rest Area. From there, continue south on Hwy. 61.
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72 mile riders will continue 6 miles on Hwy 61 and take a left on Cty. Rd 2 towards Frontenac State Park (joining up with 100 mile riders). All riders will continue past the park headquarters and through historic Old Frontenac. There will be a sharp right as you approach Lake Pepin and head to the rest area at the Villa Maria. From there, continue to Hwy. 61 and take a left.
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Go to Staehli Park Road and take a right, then go .2 mile to a left on Lakeview. Take left on 332nd St. to return to Hwy. 61. Take a left on Park St. to the ride end point.
