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We Are All Mechanics
info@weareallmechanics.com | Classes in basic bike maintenance for women, and year-round clinics, rides and events for all genders. | women classes biking education |
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LUNA Chix Madison Cycling Crew
lunachixmadison@gmail.com | Organization dedicated to involving more women in cycling, while raising money for the Breast Cancer Fund (www.breastcancerfund.org). | women biking |
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Badgers on Bikes
608-335-6465
| Offshoot of Hash House Harriers, with monthly social and 10-15 mile ride following a trail set by a lead cyclist. | social biking |
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Sports for Active Seniors
608-222-1239 arleenwood@charter.net | Group sports and recreation activities for ages 55 and up. | biking seniors sports |
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Flying Bobcats Cycling Team 448 Glacier Ridge Trail, Verona, 53593 608-628-2019 mjhanson02@hotmail.com | Casual yet competitive group of cyclists who enjoy riding and racing throughout Wisconsin. Regular training rides, races and training camps. | biking |
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Madison Art Bikes
| Your bike wants to party...at least once a year. Annual parade around the Capitol Square as part of the kickoff to the Bike to Work Week series of bicycle commuting advocacy events organized by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. | biking |
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Blackhawk Bike Path, Madison
| From Shorewood Hills to the west, allowing bicycles to avoid busy University Ave. | biking |
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Yahara Parkway Path
| Connects Lake Mendota to Williamson Street along the Yahara and lets bikers ride safely under the busy E. Johnson and E. Wash corridors. | biking |
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Quarry Ridge Mountain Bike Trail 4740 Fitchrona Rd., Fitchburg
| Part of the Quarry Ridge recreational Area. Easy, intermediate and more difficult trails. | biking |
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Wheels for Winners 229 S. Fair Oaks Ave., 53715 608-249-2418 wheelsforwinners@gmail.com | Fixes used bikes and gives them to kids who earn them through community service. | biking service children |
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Wingra Creek
| From Mills St. at Wingra Dr. to Olin-Turville Park. Connects Lake Wingra to Lake Monona. | biking |
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Starkweather Creek, Madison
| From Aberg Ave. at Packers Ave. to Wright St. at Anderson St. Runs along Bridges Golf Course, the MATC baseball diamond and the creek. | biking |
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Southwest, Madison
| From Brittingham Park through the near west side to the Allied Drive/Dunn's Marsh area. Connects with Capital City trail. | biking |
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Military Ridge Trail, Verona
608-437-7393
| Original prairie remnants and the occasional sandhill crane line the 39.5 mile state trail from Verona to Dodgeville and into Governor Dodge State Park. Trailhead is located off Hwy. PB near 18/151 exit. | biking |
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Lake Monona/Monona Scenic Bike Route Around Lake Monona, more or less.
| The spectacular scenery is along John Nolen Drive, but explore the ins and outs of Monona, too. On the east side the official route takes you far from the lake due to traffic on Monona Drive. | biking |
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Howard Temin Lakeshore Path
| From the Memorial Union to Picnic Point along Lake Mendota. Mostly wooded. Hey, watch out for that scull. | biking |
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Glacial Drumlin, Cottage Grove
920-648-8774
| 52-mile state trail runs from Cottage Grove to Waukesha. Trailhead is across from the post office on Hwy. N, south of Hwy. BB. | biking |
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Capital City, Madison/Fitchburg
| From the start of the Military Ridge Trail in Verona, east through Fitchburg to Nob Hill Road; then heads across Madison's isthmus and through the near east side. Goal is to extend it to Cottage Grove. Scenery includes prairie, woodland and marshes. | biking |
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Bicycle Registration/Lost and Found
608-266-4474 (registration); 608-267-8611 (lost and found) bikereg@cityofmadison.com | Madison requires that all bicycles used in the city have current registration; register online (www.madisonpay.com), by mail (you can print the form off the Web site) or in person at any bike shop or at the Treasurer's Office in the City County Building. | biking madison license bicycle |
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