Wednesday Night Rides: Mount Vernon

The last time I did this ride-- August 1997-- I arrived quite late, having found that a bridge on County G on the way there was washed out. Fortunately, I had stuffed all the old cue sheets for this ride that I had in my files-- three of them-- into my pocket before leaving. Unfortunately, none of the three described the same ride! So, I picked the one that looked most recent, not realizing that the current cue sheet was for yet another, much different ride, redesigned for this year by the ride leader. It was an interesting ride-- my partner and I occasionally met up with the riders on the official route, but never for more than a few hundred yards. After the ride, people rated the new route highly-- for one thing, they liked that it didn't start with a big climb up County G (narrow shoulders, relatively heavy traffic). I'll provide both sets of cue sheets here; you can decide which you like best.

Latest & Greatest

Map

Short ride: 15.2 miles
ActionStreetMileageTotal
Mt. Vernon
East Hwy 92 0.5 0.5
Right County U 4.7 5.2
Right Ridge 2.8 8.0
Right County G 2.6 10.6
Left La Follette 1.3 11.9
Right Britt Valley 1.3 13.2
Left County G 2.0 15.2
Mt. Vernon
Long ride: 22.8 miles
ActionStreetMileageTotal
Mt. Vernon
East Hwy 92 0.5 0.5
Right County U 4.7 5.2
Right Ridge 2.8 8.0
Right County G 1.2 9.2
Left County A 0.1 9.3
Left County JG 1.3 10.6
Right Lee Valley 2.0 12.6
Right Perry Center (no sign) 2.0 14.6
Right County A 0.1 14.7
Left Perry Center 1.9 16.6
Right Spring Valley 0.1 16.7
Left Perry Center 1.5 18.2
Left County JG 1.0 19.2
Right Britt Valley 1.6 20.8
Left County G 2.0 22.8
Mt. Vernon

Tried and True

Long ride: 27 miles
ActionStreet
Mt. Vernon
South Co. G
Left Primrose Center Rd.
Right Ridge Drive
Left Primrose Center Rd.
Right Co. O
(becomes Co. G)
Straight Ness Rd.
Left Co. JG
Left Pioneer Rd.
Left Co. U
Left WI 92
Mt. Vernon
Short ride: 17 miles
ActionStreet
Mt. Vernon
South Co. G
Left Primrose Center Rd.
Right Ridge Drive
Left Primrose Center Rd.
Left Co. O
Left Co. U
Left WI 92
Mt. Vernon