Great Lakes - Waterford, WI trail - Closed? (pics)

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John Wilke
10-09-06, 03:14 AM
I like this trail, it's a quiet, back route into Burlington, WI. I park at Saller Woods,
it's right next to the Fox River and there's hiking trails here too. It's on 36, just south
of the river:

http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=rochester+wisconsin&ie=UTF8&om=0&z=14&ll=42.719903,-88.224592&spn=0.013431,0.052872&iwloc=A

But today looks like a challenge - can I get through?

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF1.jpg

Uhhhhh ... no.

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So I reluctantly turn around and head north to River Rd.

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It's been closed all year ...

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... but looks good now!

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF5.jpg

I'm liking this ..

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Oh no ... not again.

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This way?

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This looks better ...

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(continued --->)

John Wilke
10-09-06, 03:31 AM
... then we take the next left onto a relatively new subdivision.
It's not even on the map from Google, but it's a nice route.

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF10.jpg

Uh, yeah - that's KPH not MPH! This loop is about a mile
leading us back to Plank Rd. (where the bridge was out)

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF11.jpg

We head south and start to climb ...

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... up to Ketterhagen Rd.

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Turn right, and climb a little more.

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and cross what I think will be the new HWY 83.

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Ketterhagen is a fun road.

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF17.jpg

Then right on Browns Lake road back towards 36.

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John Wilke
10-09-06, 03:42 AM
We cross the Fox River again and just before HWY 36 is the bike path.
Hmmmm ... how far can I get??

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF19.jpg

About a half mile ... ugh!

http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF20.jpg

Oh well, I take the wide shoulder on 36, about a mile,
right back to the car.


http://members.aol.com/j999w/WF21.jpg

I could have continued on Browns Lake RD and then ridden through the
trails at Saller Woods, they're pretty good. But I'll save that for next time.

It was a nice, easy sunday evening ride and some good road reconaissance
to boot. - jw

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Dead Roman
10-09-06, 04:03 AM
cool, but I wouldnt classify anything depicted as "climbing" lol
cyclezealot
10-09-06, 04:14 AM
I was getting impatiend towards the end of your pics. I was afraid we would not see your bike. Bike pics are manadtory. Looks like not much fall colors out , yet. Looks like you were doing a little downhill. 25 mph on your odometer. Can't make out your total distance ridden.
Seeing bike tour pictures of far away places, I really appreciate. Thats what I like. Getting on the bike and touring far away places. You have a camera mounted on your helmet, it would appear. ?
John Wilke
10-09-06, 08:23 AM
Well, with road names like River Rd, there isn't much altitude change, plus the Glaciers 10,000 years ago took care of flattening most of the 10,000 ft mountains around. Note I did confess that was "KPH" :rolleyes: Camera: just your run of the mill dig. camera hung around my neck, usually on my back then brought around for the pics.

jw
cyclezealot
10-09-06, 09:09 AM
Sorry. I missed that KPH. Why, in Wisconsin.? Here, I fool my people with MPH.