YO! Just lettin' ya know that this event occurred in the past. So don't go planning your day around this one.
WHEN
Sat Jun 27 2009 - Sun Jun 28 2009
8:30 - Sun afternoon
WHERE
You can leave your car in the parking lot and the ride will end there the next day.
West Burlington, IA
Description
Tour
Distance - 64 and 60
This a 2 day ride starting in West Burlington proceeding down the Iowa side to Keokuk with lunch in Ft. Madison (on your own) to Rand Park where there will be a SAG stop before crossing the Mississippi River to Hamilton, IL approx 64 miles). We will camp overnight at Wildcat Springs Park. Sunday we will return to Burlington on the Illinois side after enjoying the Bickel's Big Biker Breakfast at camp and then passing through the beautiful Happy Hollow. Lunch at the Pink in Lomax (on your own) a SAG stop afterwards and then over the Great River Bridge to your destination.
Route
The ride will start Saturday at the West Burlington Mall and proceed through Middletown, Denmark, Ft. Madison (lunch), Montrose, Keokuk, and then to Hamilton IL. Roads will be marked. Sunday the ride resumes at the Park and proceed on the Mississippi River Road to Nauvoo (fantastic scenery), Happy Hollow (wooded rural road along creek), Dallas City, Lomax (lunch at the Pink), SAG, across the bridge to Burlington. One day riders welcome and arrangements can be made. Motel accomdations can be made in Keokuk. SAG support will be available.
Venue
You can leave your car in the parking lot and the ride will end there the next day.
Westland Mall (southend Penny's Parking Lot)
West Burlington, IA 52655 MAP
Registration
Registration can be downloaded from bikeburlington.org under Mississippi River Ride along with more information about the ride.