102 miles, 4670 feet of climbing
There are public restrooms at the start.
Updated Route (13-Mar-24): https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45852616
Bring lights! This time of year, a mechanical or other distractions could mean an after-dark finish.
PRINT a Cue Sheet! (13-Mar-24)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R3w9z3qhHLNd41Wa75cn61VtYEYqvm9h/view
I will cancel in case of bad weather.
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Route Highlights
Mile
27.7 STORE STOP: Cheryl’s Country Store – NO bathrooms here, there is a Dollar General one mile north on Hwy 129, and Friendship Tavern at Mile 32.8
35.7 Locust Grove School House active 1904-1925
43.6 Busching covered bridge, 1885 Howe truss, 182 feet, spanning Laughrey Creek
44.6 Optional lunch stop: McDonalds
45.1 LUNCH STOP: Subway
47.7 Paulhenge! This replication of Stonehenge was constructed by Paul Morris in 2015 from limestone well caps and is on a 0.25 mile out-and-back spur from the route at Highway 50
57.1 Otter Creek covered bridge, 1884 Howe truss, 112 feet – closed to traffic in 1996
69.7 Muscatatuck Training Center – 1000 acre urban training center for civilian first responders and military urban warfare
72.1 STORE STOP: Butlerville Grocery
98.8 STEEP descent with sharp turns (Thomas Hill Road)
Note: The ridewithgps route shows 3.7 miles of gravel—it’s paved!
