RAGBRAI Riding Through Iowa
The oldest, largest and longest week-long bicycle touring event in the world has finally arrived. That’s right, it’s time for RAGBRAI!
The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) is scheduled to begin Saturday July 22 and conclude on Saturday July 29.
The RAGBRAI route averages 468 miles. It begins somewhere along Iowa’s western border on the Missouri River and ends along the eastern border on the Mississippi River. Eight Iowa communities along the RAGBRAI route serve as “host” communities for overnight stays.
RAGBRAI XLV will begin in Orange City on July 22 with the RAGBRAI Expo from 12-9 p.m. The ride will begin on Sunday July 23. Here is this year’s schedule of cities:
Sunday July 23
Orange City to Alton – 3.0 miles
Alton to Granville – 7.0 miles
Granville to Paullina – 9.6 miles
Paullina to Primghar (Meeting) – 10.0 miles
Gravel Loop to Sutherland – 19.2 miles (optional)
Primghar to Hartley – 14.0 miles
Hartley to Spencer – 19.0 miles
Monday July 24
Spencer to Ayrshire – 24.0 miles
Ayrshire to Curlew – 10.2 miles
Curlew to Mallard – 5.6 miles
Mallard to West Bend (Meeting) – 13.4 miles
Karras Loop to Plover – 29.6 miles (optional)
West Bend to Whittemore – 8.3 miles
Whittemore to Algona – 10.2 miles
Tuesday July 25
Algona to Wesley – 13.9 miles
Wesley to Britt – 9.5 miles
Britt to Garner (Meeting) – 15.0 miles
Garner to Ventura – 7.4 miles
Ventura to Clear Lake – 5.6 miles
Wednesday July 26
Clear Lake to Thornton – 13.1 miles
Thornton to Swaledale – 5.6 miles
Swaledale to Rockwell (Meeting) – 6.0 miles
Rockwell to Cartersville – 6.7 miles
Cartersville to Rockford – 10.7 miles
Rockford to Charles City – 15.4 miles
Thursday July 27
Charles City to Ionia – 13.0 miles
Ionia to New Hampton (Meeting) – 8.5 miles
New Hampton to Lawler – 8.3 miles
Lawler to Protivin – 12.7 miles
Protivin to Cresco – 12.1 miles
Friday July 28
Cresco to Decorah (Meeting) – 19.5 miles
Decorah to Ossian – 14. 7 miles
Ossian to Castelia – 5.1 miles
Castalia to Postville – 6.1 miles
Postville to Waukon – 14.7 miles
Saturday July 29
Waukon to Waterville – 15.0 miles
Waterville to Yellow River State Forest – 8.8 miles
Yellow River State Forest to Harpers Ferry – 7.4 miles
Harpers Ferry to Lansing – 13.6 miles
If you are interested in joining a RAGBRAI ride or for more information about this year’s ride, check out their website at https://ragbrai.com/.
Good luck to everyone!
