August 31, 2021
The Hype Was Right
Whenever I mentioned I would be riding the Root River Trail, everyone familiar with the trail told me I would love it. This morning I was wondering if I should be excited or prepare to be disappointed. Now I can say all the hype was justified.
The trail runs 42 miles from Fountain to Houston accompanying the river most of the way. The Root felt just a bit more removed than the other trails I've ridden in MN and the topography changed to more rolling hills wooded terrain and limestone bluffs.
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This is still farm country and the corn and soy beans were never far away.
Like all the other trails you would suddenly pop into a small town that was always welcoming.
Laura biked out from Houston and we met about mile 33 and biked the 9 miles to the finish together. We admired the Root River as it made its way to join the Mississippi 10 miles downstream.
After packing up the truck we had a short ride to our next stop. We headed for Sparta WI where the next four trails comprise "Bike 4". More about that tomorrow.
Today's ride: 43 miles (69 km)
Total: 708 miles (1,139 km)
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