A bicycle & paddleboat tour of Lake Pepin
View the TDP Ride Guide 2020 here.
You are welcome to utilize this map for the routes in Lake City, otherwise, you are welcome to complete the distance route you registered for wherever you live on your own! Make sure to take a selfie or two and tag us on Facebook as you are riding! Reminder that there will be no rest stops, food, or signage in Lake City and routes will be completed at your own time and pace.
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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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Use caution when crossing the bridge into Red Wing, as there is limited shoulder space. Take the ramp down the bridge into Red Wing and continue on HWY 61 south. The rest stop will be at the Armory.
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100 Mile Ride: This year’s Countryside Tour is a 32.15 mile ride on the back roads of Red Wing and Frontenac. It has a total ascent of 1762 ft. and has a maximum elevation of 1167 ft. From 61 S, take a right on Flower Valley Road. Take a left on Hwy. 58, and a left on Cty. 4 Blvd. Go to Cty Rd 9 and take a left. Take a left on Cty. 2 and cross Hwy. 61, heading toward Frontenac State Park.
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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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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.
NO REST STOPS FOR 2020