Ride your way with five unique routes and enjoy one of the most Minnesota bicycle rides of the year. Take it easy on our short trail or make it a challenge with the century! New this year is our gravel route for a different kind of ride. No matter what route you pick, you’ll be introduced to the wonderful scenery of the Mississippi River vistas, lush valleys and one-of-a-kind Driftless Region landscapes.
Full color maps and easy-to-read cue sheets will be provided in registration packets. Maps and signage for each route are color-coded.
ATTENTION: Rider safety is the primary concern and focus of the RTR Committee. The Winona County Highway Department recently completed a resurfacing project on County Road 9. The road is not closed to vehicular traffic, but the surface is not safe for bike riding. As a result, County Road 9 will not be used to access Witoka on the Short, Medium, Long, and Century Routes. As in some years in the past, said routes will travel on County Road 15 towards Witoka.
Except for the Gravel Route, the rerouting caused a loss in the mileages of the routes as originally planned. To assure that the Century Route is at least one hundred miles, a loop to the west out of Rushford was added to the Long, Gravel, and Century Routes before reaching the Rest Stop at the Rushford Depot Museum.
Routes are subject to change based on road construction, ongoing repairs, and unexpected events.
Gravel
74.3 Miles
7 segments of gravel, total gravel is approx. 41.5 miles
For route details and elevation information,
see the Interactive Map.
In the upper right corner of the Interactive Map there are two buttons to view a legend and to choose a basemap. If you click on a rest stop, a window will appear with the stop’s start and end time. Clicking on the “Home” button in the upper left will bring you back to the original view.
