64 Mile Figure 8
- download pdf version here - Please note new starting/ending point at Starin Park (in red)south loop north loop- Click here for the old map
- This ride is a figure-eight ride - it goes:
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- Through the Whitewater Lake area
- Through a popular mountain biking portion of the Kettle Moraine to Palmyra
- Past Ottawa Lake to Highway Z and Strawberry Road, a very popular road biking area, to Eagle
- Back to Whitewater along the beautiful roads like Nature Road and Young Road
- The ride begins at Cravath Park in Whitewater, WI and proceeds to the Whitewater Lake area
- The path takes you around much of the Whitewater Lake shoreline along a portion of the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive
- Next the ride heads through wooded hills and open farmland in part along a designated Kettle Moraine Scenic Road to the town of La Grange
- After La Grange the ride continues through similar terrain back to Palmyra - at times the road has a complete canopy of hardwood trees
- From Palmyra to Ottawa Lake look to your right to see the Kettle Moraine in all its fall splendor
- Next travel along the very popular Hwy ZZ and Strawberry Road back to Eagle
- From Eagle the ride goes back to rest stop #3 via the beautiful and hilly Nature Road.
- After the last rest stop ride along Young Road and Bluff Road back to Whitewater
- Join us for a wonderful Wisconsin tailgate party upon your return
Refreshment Stops
- The first stop is the flowing well. The flowing well is an artesian well that was hand dug. It is a wonderful place to stop, take a drink directly from the well and fill up your water bottle. The water from the well is so tasty that many locals fill up large jugs of drinking water here.
- The middle stop is Natureland Park - a nice park along the shore of Whitewater Lake
- The third Stop is four miles past La Grange on Tamarack Road
- The fourth stop is at the Corner of Highway ZC and Highway ZZ
- The fifth stop is on Markham Road outside of Eagle
- The distances between stops are:
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- Start to the Flowing Well - 5 miles
- Flowing well to Natureland Park - 6 miles
- Natureland Park to the Tamarack stop - 15 miles
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- The bike shop in La Grange could be used as an emergency stop
- Tamarack to the Corner of Highway ZC and Highway ZZ - 10.5 Miles
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- In an emergency you could detour to Palmyra
- Corner of Highway ZC and Highway ZZ to Markham Rd - 10 Miles
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- In an emergency you could detour to Eagle
- Markham Rd to the Tamarack stop - 11 miles
- Tamarack stop to Whitewater - 9 miles
Toilet Facilities
- There are toilet facilities
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- at the start
- at Natureland Park
- at the Tamarack Stop
- in Palmyra if necessary
- at the Ottawa Lake campground visitors center
- in Eagle if necessary
- at the Tamarack Stop
- at the finish
