Cycles of Revolution: Brake the Banks! Route
Madison to Chicago Route:
Our mobile village will ride together for about 180 miles over five days to get to the NATO/G8 protest in Chicago on May 19. Much of the route will be on crushed limestone and paved bicycle trails through the gorgeous southeast Wisconsin and northern Illinois countryside and along Lake Michigan. Along the way, we will camp one night between Madison and Milwaukee, two nights in Milwaukee, one night near the state border, and three nights at our Chicago destination.
There will be plenty of other interesting stops and scenery along the way. Riders can expect to see cows (moo!), birds, trees, towns, and people. We will eat good food and share our stories. We will do community service projects to give back to the communities where we stay and put on educational, quirky, fun performances about war, imperialism, and global finance capital. Yippie! Join us!
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Route in Detail:
These routes are subject to change!
Day 1: We will depart from Madison after lunch on Sunday, May 13, and ride 28 miles to Sandhill Station Campground, south of Lake Mills. From the Capitol:
1) East on Capitol City Trail; 4.5 miles
2) Left on County Highway BB (Cottage Grove Road); 4.0 miles
3) Right on Vilas Rd.; 1.5 miles
4) Left on Clark Rd.; 0.5 miles to Cottage Grove
5) Straight on Glacial Drumlin State Trail; 15.5 miles
6) Right on Mud Lake Rd.; 1.3 miles
7) Right into Sandhill Station Campground Group Site;
Day 2: 35 miles from Sandhill Station to Pinewoods Campground. From Sandhill Station:
1) Left on Mud Lake Rd.; 1.3 miles
2) Right on Glacial Drumlin State Trail; 0.5 mile
3) Left on side trail; 0.8 mile
4) Left on C.P. Ave; 0.3 mile
5) Right on County B; 1.8 mile
6) Right on County Q, immediate left into Aztalan Museum (tourist stop)
7) Left on County Q; 0.3 mile
8) Left into Aztalan State Park, to picnic shelter (lunch stop)
9) Left on County Q; 1.5 miles
10) Left on Glacial Drumlin State Trail; 4.2 miles
11) Left on Junction Rd; 1.4 miles
12) Left on County Y; 0.4 mile
13) Right on Glacial Drumlin State Trail; 16.2 miles
14) Right on Summit Ave; 2.2 miles
15) Left on County D; 0.9 mile
16) Left on County C/D; 0.3 mile
17) Right on S Waterville Rd/Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive; 1.5 miles
18) Right into Pinewoods Campground to Pinewoods Group Campsite; 0.9 mile
Day 3: 37 miles from Pinewoods Campground to Milwaukee Friends Meeting House. From Pinewoods Campground:
1) Out of Pinewoods Campground; 0.9 mile
2) Left on S Waterville Rd/Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive; 1.5 miles
3) Right on County C/Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive; 1.1 miles
4) Straight on County G/Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive; 2.3 miles
5) Left on S Wales Rd; 0.7 mile
6) Right on W Main St; 0.3 mile
7) Right on Glacial Drumlin State Trail; 7.5 miles
8) Left on N Prairie Ave; 0.1 mile (2 blocks)
9) Right on Marshall St; 0.1 mile (1 block)
10) Left on Dunbar Ave; 0.1 mile (1 block) to picnic shelter (on left--lunch stop)
11) Left on Dunbar Ave; 1 block
12) Left on Fox River Trail; 0.3 mile
13) Right on W Wisconsin Ave; 0.6 mile
14) Straight on E Broadway St; 0.3 mile
15) Left on N Hartwell Ave, immediate right on Lincoln Ave; 0.8 mile
16) Straight on New Berlin Trail; 7.2 mile
17) Left on Oak Leaf Trail; 0.4 mile
18) Right on W Greenfield Ave; 1.8 miles
19) Left on S 92nd St; 0.6 mile
20) Right on Hank Aaron State Trail; 3.4 miles
21) Left over bridge, right on Hank Aaron Trail; 1.2 miles
22) Right at traffic circle on Hank Aaron Trail; 1.3 miles
23) Left on N 6th St; 0.7 mile
24) Right on W Kilbourn Ave; 0.4 mile
25) Left on N Water St; 1.3 miles
26) Left on N Humboldt Blvd; 1.4 miles
27) Right on E Auer Ave; 2 blocks
28) Left on N Gordon Place 1 block to Friends Meeting House (3224 N Gordon Pl)
Day 5: 56 miles from Milwaukee Friends Meeting House to Northern Lake YMCA, Waukegan, IL. From Milwaukee:
1) Left on N Gordon Place, right on E Auer Ave; 3 blocks
2) Left on N Humboldt Blvd; 2.0 miles
3) Right on E Ogden Ave; 0.5 mile
4) Left N Milwaukee Ave; 1.2 miles
5) Oblique right on N Young St, straight on E Pittsburgh Ave; 0.3 mile
6) Left on S 1st St; 1.1 miles
7) Straight on S Kinnickinnic Ave; 2.3 miles
8) Left on E Oklahoma Ave; 0.6 mile
9) Right on Oak Leaf Trail; 7.0 miles
10) Left on Grant Park Dr, Straight on Oak Creek Parkway; 0.8 mile
11) Left on Mill Rd; 0.2 mile
12) Left on Milwaukee Ave, right on S 5th Ave; 2.8 miles
13) Right on E Ryan Rd; 0.3 mile
14) Left on S Chicago Rd, straight on Douglas Ave; 6.2 miles
15) Right on MRK Trail; 2.4/3.1 miles
16a) If the weather is nice, Left on South St; 0.8 mile
17a) Right on Erie St; 0.5 mile
18a) Left on Augusta St; 0.3 mile
19a) Right on Lake Michigan Pathway; 1.0 mile to North Beach Park (lunch stop)
20a) South on Lake Michigan Pathway; 0.3 mile
21a) Straight on Reichert Ct; 0.2 mile
22a) Left on Michigan Blvd/Dodge St, straight on Erie St; 0.4 mile
23a) Left on State St, immediate right on Ontario St; 0.1 mile
24a) Left on Root River Pathway; 0.4 mile
25a) Left on Liberty St; 0.1 mile
26a) Left on Mound Ave; 0.3 mile
27a) Left on Root River Pathway; 0.6 mile
28a) Left on Clayton Ave; 1 block
29a) Left on McKinley Ave; 0.2 mile
30a) Left on Root River Pathway; 0.1 mile (cross bridge)
31a) Left on Root River Pathway; 0.7 mile
16b) If the weather is crappy, right on Layard Ave; 0.3 mile
17b) Left on Mt. Pleasant St; 0.5 mile
18b) Straight on Root River Pathway; 0.3 mile
19b) Straight on Westwood Dr; 0.2 mile
20b) Left on Jefferson St; 0.1 mile
21b) Right on W High St; 0.2 mile to Colonial Park (lunch stop)
22b) Straight on Root River Pathway; 1.1 miles
23b) After Spring St, Left on Root River Pathway; 0.3 mile
24b) Right on N Horlick Dr, immediate left on S Horlick Dr; 0.1 mile
25b) Right on Root River Pathway; 1.0 mile
32) Straight on Quincy Ave; 0.1 mile
33) Right on Wright Ave; 0.1 mile (2 blocks)
34) Left on West Blvd; 0.2 mile (2 blocks)
35) Straight on County Bike Trail; 7.6 miles
36) Right on 35th St; 0.2 mile
37) Left on Wood Rd/30th Ave; 4.3 miles
38) Straight on Kenosha County Bike Trail/Robert McClory Bike Path; 10.9 miles to Northern Lake YMCA (on right)
More coming soon!