The way points of this bicycle route:
On the Capital City Trail.
On the Capital City Trail.
Exit bike path. Note: Enter bike lane on Williamson St. for safest entry onto E. Wilson St into downtown.
Capital square streets are one way only
Enter State Street, bikes and bus traffic only.
You can enter the Lakeshore Path on the [Lake Mendota] Lakeshore Preserve if you continue up Park Street then turn left into the boat area. http://www.lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu/imap/LakeshoreNaturePreserve.html
Hilly
Pretty view!
Entry should be here, to the Right. But I made a mistake...
I somehow missed my turn onto Lake Mendota Drive, and went around and around a few times up on Eagle Heights Dr., onto Shorewood Blvd, on Edgehill Drive, and more! Actual ride was several miles longer...
Very hilly neighborhood. Very nice.
Nice vantage point for view of the lake.
Turn onto a crumbling paved path.
There is a path, but the road is in better condition. Busy.
Enter Pheasant Branch Conservancy. A very nice diversion! http://www.pheasantbranch.org/
Beautiful prairie and effigy mounds.
Clean restrooms here!
bridges over the creek and boardwalk through the floodplain
Enjoy the farm scenery! Slightly hilly.
Forward to Governer Nelson State Park.
marina, Nau-Ti-Gal restaurant; didn't go, but looked intriguing. http://www.nautigal.com/
beach area
Rest area/beach area and playground with a moebius strip.Seriously.
This is a very nice park!
Tenney Park. Stop and enjoy the view, the locks, swing, fish (but don't eat them), play tennis, boat.
Turn left onto Yahara Parkway.
underpass
underpass
intersection
turn left (or right) onto Capital City Trail
close enough. home again!
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
Exploring Madison, Shorewood Hills, Springfield, Westport, Maple Bluff and all the interesting things there riding around Lake Mendota.
Tagged with: Commute, Recreational, Training, Onroad, Smooth, Basic, Low traffic, Rough, Safe, Urban, Scenic, Touring
