The full route for the 52nd edition of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will be released April 3, RAGBRAI organizer say.
RAGBRAI 52 will trek from Orange City to Guttenberg July 20-26, and riders will overnight along the way in Milford, Estherville, Forest City, Iowa Falls, Cedar Falls and Oelwein. At 406 miles with 10,487 feet of climb, the ride will be the second shortest and have the sixth-least elevation gain.
The April announcement in the Des Moines Register and on the websites for the newspaper and RAGBRAI will reveal the pass-through and meeting towns for each day, along with information about optional gravel sections and the John Karras Century Loop.