{"id":325,"date":"2015-05-24T12:30:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2015-05-24T12:34:01","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T17:34:01","slug":"wisconsin-bikes-10-miles-of-bike-path-near-middleton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-bikes-10-miles-of-bike-path-near-middleton\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Bikes: 10 Miles of Bike Path Near Middleton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite places to ride my bike is the path that leads <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@43.1570226,-89.5491261,12z\/data=!5m1!1e3\">from Middleton to about half way to Sauk City<\/a> for several reasons: It is close to home. It is paved. There are only a few road crossings including\u00a0a few\u00a0stop lights. It&#8217;s not crazy hilly, but there are some hills that you can challenge yourself on. It&#8217;s kind of pretty.\u00a0The path\u00a0runs along Highway 12, so it&#8217;s in the country, but not exactly secluded.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a\u00a0simple bike ride can take a lot of planning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will there be a lot of traffic?<\/li>\n<li>Will there be a shoulder to ride on?\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>What condition will the road be in?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a place I can go if I need help?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Riding the 10-mile path towards Sauk City takes all of those questions out of the equation\u00a0\u2014 I\u00a0just get on my\u00a0bike and ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-328 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/going-down-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"It's all downhill from here.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/going-down-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/going-down-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/going-down.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Car traffic no, Bike traffic yes.\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>This path is popular with road cyclists, triathletes and even more causal bikers, so when riding in a group, it&#8217;s good to be aware of the bike traffic ahead and behind you. It&#8217;s generally a good idea to stay to the right side, just in case someone super speedy is racing up behind you.<\/p>\n<h3>Red Winged Black Birds might attack.<\/h3>\n<p>These beautiful birds are all along this path and they&#8217;re quite territorial, particularly during nesting season. Just the other day, I had one fly right over my head and claw at my helmet before swooshing away. It&#8217;s kind of terrifying the first time it happens to you (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hplpQt424Ls\">Alfred Hitchcock anyone?<\/a>), but they&#8217;re harmless. The birds are\u00a0just protecting their nests and\u00a0will remind you how cool bike helmets are.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-325 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/red-winged-black-bird.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/red-winged-black-bird-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/red-winged-black-bird-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/red-winged-black-bird.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/red-winged-black-bird-in-flight.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/red-winged-black-bird-in-flight.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>The Missouri Tavern\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes I like to tell\u00a0people\u00a0that I biked to Missouri and back. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouritavern.net\/\">The Missouri Tavern<\/a> is a great little bar with outdoor seating and a bike rack. It&#8217;s welcoming to pedal bikers and vroom vroom bikers alike. It&#8217;s great for a planned stop as well as a shelter to get out of the path of a sudden story. It&#8217;s a bit more than halfway down the path, so from my house to Missouri and back is about 12 miles.<\/p>\n<h3>Wisconsin Farmland\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>The scenery along this path is beautiful: rolling hills of Wisconsin farmland with the occasional smattering of red barns, cows and giant wind turbines. The ride will occasionally smell like Wisconsin farmland as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>A mile-long hill climb\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>If you do seek out hills, this ride has a doozy at the end of the path where you are treated to a mile-long gradual hill climb. My favorite part is knowing that when you get to the top, you get to ride back down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sauk-trail-elevation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"162\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-335\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sauk-trail-elevation-800x162.jpg\" alt=\"sauk-trail-elevation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sauk-trail-elevation-800x162.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/sauk-trail-elevation.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I had the opportunity to ride 20 miles of the path on Friday and 13.5 miles on Saturday which was a great way to remind my legs how to pedal. Today\u00a0was\u00a0rainy so I decided to work out at home. I&#8217;m a huge fan of Les Mills Body Attack classes, but can&#8217;t always make it to the gym. So today, I found a great little<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=emVqKNhMXR0\"> YouTube video by Jessica Smith<\/a> that is kind of a mix of Body Attack and Zumba with the balance leaning towards sports fitness rather than dance. It was a sweaty 25 minutes indeed.<\/p>\n<h3>What am I training For?<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently training for the Bike MS Best Dam\u00a0Bike Tour, a two-day bike ride from Milwaukee to Madison this August. If you&#8217;re interested in donating to this cause which is very close to my heart, <a href=\"http:\/\/main.nationalmssociety.org\/site\/TR?px=3686773&amp;fr_id=24838&amp;pg=personal\">please visit my fundraising web page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite places to ride my bike is the path that leads from Middleton to about half way to Sauk City for several reasons: It is close to home. It is paved. There are only a few road crossings including\u00a0a few\u00a0stop lights. 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