The Good Land Bikepacking with Out Our Front Door

Ride Specifics
Mileage: Day 1: 80 mile ride | Day 2: 20 mile ride to Milwaukee, 10 miles-ish in Milwaukee, and 20 miles back to camp in Racine, WI | Day 3: 80 miles to Chicago (options to take a train)

Support: Self supported – you carry all of your own camping gear on your own bike. No vehicle support.

Lodging: Tent (camping gear not provided). We will stay at Cliffside Campground (Racine County) located 7320 Michna Rd, Racine, WI 53402 (map).

Pace: 12-15mph

Trail/Route: Paved road with minimal gravel incorporated

Age: Adult Ride (21+)

Trip Description
We will leave with a crew from Chicago on Friday morning, bike 80 miles to Racine and camp at Cliffside Campground.

Saturday morning we are going to leave our tents set up at Cliffside, ride 20 miles into Milwaukee to enjoy some food and libations, and ride the 20 or so miles back to Cliffside to camp a second night.

On Sunday, we will get up, and the group will ride back to Chicago with options for folks to hop the train 35 miles into the ride in Waukegan. Otherwise, we will be riding the full 80 miles back to our original start point in Chicago.

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