Driftless Randonneurs

South and West 600K
2024-07-13 06:00 - 2024-07-14 22:00 (America/Chicago) | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This will be the first time we’ve run this event since 2019. It’s the standard format for a 600K: 400K on the first day with a 200K second day and combines the 400K “Scale the Mound” with the 200K “Nowhere but Norwalk” routes. Here are the details:
375.8 miles, 16,060 feet of climbing, ACP sanctioned
Day one 251.4 miles, 10,868 feet of climbing, route here
Day two 124.4 miles, 5,170 feet of climbing, route here
Full route here
Ride notes for day one:
This route is identical to the Going for the Green 300K route all the way to Hazel Green so there should be ample opportunity to ride with others for the first part of the ride. Most of the climbing on the route is stacked toward the last two thirds of the ride so make sure you don’t burn too many matches early in the ride!
Refueling stops (usually controls) are well spaced along the route:
– Boscobel 29 miles
– Cassville 79 miles
– Hazel Green 119 miles
– Shullsburg 141 miles
– Belmont 160.5 miles
– Muscoda 200 miles
– Spring Green 228 miles
Note in particular the optional stop at Shullsburg. The stretch between Shullsburg and Belmont is tough, especially if it’s hot and/or there’s a North wind! Whether or not you stop is up to you but don’t underestimate this stretch (or overestimate your reserves!).
Ride notes for day two:
Again, opportunities for refueling are well spaced and usually at controls:
– Yuba 19.9 miles – spigot on side of community center
– Ontario 45.6 miles Cenex station
– Norwalk 54.1 miles Convenience store (control)
– Cashton 65.7 miles Convenience store (control)
– Liberty 88.4 miles Liberty bar (control) – nice people who fill fill your bottles
– Boaz 111.2 miles Convenience store
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Scale the Mound 400K
2024-07-13 06:00 - 2024-07-14 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This route is identical to the Going for the Green 300K route all the way to Hazel Green so there should be ample opportunity to ride with others for the first part of the ride. Most of the climbing on the route is stacked toward the last two thirds of the ride so make sure you don’t burn too many matches early in the ride!
Refueling stops (usually controls) are well spaced along the route:
– Boscobel 29 miles
– Cassville 79 miles
– Hazel Green 119 miles
– Shullsburg 141 miles
– Belmont 160.5 miles
– Muscoda 200 miles
– Spring Green 228 miles
Note in particular the optional stop at Shullsburg. The stretch between Shullsburg and Belmont is tough, especially if it’s hot and/or there’s a North wind! Whether or not you stop is up to you but don’t underestimate this stretch (or overestimate your reserves!).
ACP sanctioned, 248.8 miles, 11,278 feet of climbing
Ridewithgps route here
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Going for the Green 300K
2024-07-13 06:00 - 2024-07-14 02:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This route is identical to the Scale the Mound 400K for the first 120 miles so riders will have the opportunity to ride with others for a considerable distance before the routes separate. The route has a moderate amount of climbing but also features some lengthy stretches on relatively flat roads or ridge tops so it’s fairly accessible for a 300K.
There are ample stops for refueling:
– Boscobel 29.6 miles
– Cassville 79.7 miles
– Hazel Green 119.9 miles
– Belmont 141 miles
– Muscoda 180.9 miles
ACP sanctioned, 192.3 miles, 9,361 feet of climbing, Ridewithgps route here
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Currently RegisteredEric Peterson Andy Quandt Eric White Mark Preston
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Fennimore 200K
2024-07-13 06:00 - 19:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
One of our favorite routes that we’ve ridden many times. We usually do it as a season opener since it includes long flat stretches with a few testing climbs – ideal for early season fitness. This time we should all have our legs (except of course, for your faithful servant) so it should be a very pleasant ride.
The route includes an open control in Fennimore where you can either do a quick stop at one of the convenience stores (Kwik Trip or Casey’s) or have lunch at the Subway. There are ample stops on the route for refueling:
– Boscobel 29.7 miles
– Fennimore 52.5 miles
– Muscoda 75.8 miles
– Spring Green 103.8 miles
127 miles, 4096 feet of climbing, ACP certified. Ridewithgps link here
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Currently RegisteredBill Nauseef Joseph Murphree James Johnson Ron Saluski
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Summertime Super 8 Silliness
2024-06-22 05:00 - 2024-06-23 21:00 | Marsden Park, 895 Cleveland St, Fennimore, WI, 53809, United States
The 8K600K A.K.A “The Super 8” (my term which you have to admit is catchier than the ACP moniker “BRM of 600K with 8000 meters of climbing”) is newly formulated beginning in late 2022. The new rules are that it be an ACP approved 600K with 8,000 meters of climbing as verified by OpenRunner. Other than that, all of the “normal” brevet rules apply: 40 hours to complete, no support except at controls, etc.
An 8K600K is one of the requirements for an R10000 award which is the capstone award given by the ACP.
We all knew the Driftless was hilly but here’s proof! This route meets all the requirements for the 8K600K. Make no mistake – this one is a toughie so you’d best be prepared for a lot of climbing and not a lot of stopped time.
Here’s the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41074277
And here’s the brevet card
and here are the stats (from OpenRunner): 606 Km, 8,166 meters of climbing.
See this page for important details about the ride.

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Currently RegisteredMichael Mullery Fred Tompkin
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Excelsior! Populaire
2024-05-26 09:00 - 16:32 | Kwik Trip, 378 W. Seminary St, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
I developed this route a few years ago as a special favor for a friend who then never rode it.
So you get to be the first! This is a beautiful route that includes the famous Excelsior climb that was included as part of the Coulee Challenge 1200K. You can test your climbing skills against the Coulee riders although in fairness they were on day 2 at that point 😉
Here are the details:
70.2 miles, 3,472 feet of climbing, RUSA sanctioned, ridewithgps route here
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Currently RegisteredSalvador Ortiz
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Cranberry Country 600K
2024-05-25 07:00 - 2024-05-26 23:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is “Version 2” of an event that we’ve held several times. The original route was the classic 400/200K split with considerably more climbing on day 2. Although quite a few riders finished the old version (and quite a few didn’t!) the general feedback was the 400K first day followed by a hard 200K second day was a big ask.
V2 breaks things up a little differently. The first day is shorter than it was in the original version of the route, the second day is therefore longer (it’s still a 600K!) but has less climbing (in feet/mile) than the original version. Here’s the brief:
ACP sanctioned, 373.7 miles, 14,015 feet of climbing, full ridewithgps route here
Day one route here
Day two route here
A few notes about the ride:
Although it appears there’s a long way from the start to the first control at Norwalk (49.8 miles), there are a couple of opportunities to refill bottles or refuel:

Note the POI at Yuba (19 miles). There’s a water spigot on the side of the community center building.
There’s a convenience store (Cenex) in Ontario at 41 miles.

The Central Express in Cashton (mile 170) closes at 22:00. Most riders should be able to make it there and they have the usual c-store fare. If you don’t think you’ll be able to get there before they close you can stock up at West Salem (145 miles) but note that the food you take on there is going to need to get you to the day one finish at 223 miles so if in doubt – stock up!
There are soda machines (with water) at La Farge (188 miles) so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have singles or change to purchase water/soda from the machine. The control is likely to be closed for all but the fastest riders.
As noted on the route, there’s a water fountain at Boaz (212 miles) in the pavilion.
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Back in Black (River Falls) 400K
2024-05-25 07:00 - 2024-05-26 10:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
The brief for this ride is the same as the Norwalk, Wildcat Mountain and Cranberry Country rides: challenging but not overly brutal climbs mixed with long stretches on ridge tops and rolling through river valleys. Store stops placed at regular intervals to give you a chance to refresh and regroup. Lots of beautiful scenery and quiet roads.
251.9 miles, 9,264 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
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Currently RegisteredWayne Hanno Randy Anderson Eric Peterson
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Wildcat Mountain Wander 300K
2024-05-25 07:00 - 2024-05-26 03:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This was a new route for 2017 which shares the first few miles with our “Back in Black (River Falls) 400K” route so riders can roll out together. The controls for the first 90 miles are the same and there’s considerable overlap between the routes so riders doing any of the events typically held on this day should get a number of opportunities to see other riders during the first part of the ride.
The route has some testing climbs, especially the long climb up the eponymous Wildcat Mountain, but nothing too severe. Ridewithgps reports 7115 feet of climb in the 195 mile distance for an average of 36 feet/mile which is generally considered “hilly”. There aren’t any “shift all the way down and grind” sorts of climbs, mostly “pick your gear and spin” (assuming of course you aren’t riding a 39×25 as your easiest gear!).
There are plenty of food opportunities along the route with c-stores and/or restaurants available in Ontario, Norwalk, Warrens, Sparta, Cashton and LaFarge. This being the small town midwest you can expect everything to fold up at 22:00 so plan your food/water stops accordingly.
This is a lovely route on mostly quiet two-lane roads. Try it, you’ll like it!
187.2 miles, 8022 feet of climbing, ACP certified
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Nowhere but Norwalk
2024-05-25 07:00 - 20:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is a route that we always enjoy doing. Why? Quiet roads, ample stops for refueling, through the Amish areas of Ontario, Norwalk and Cashton, challenging but not overly brutal climbing mixed in with some long stretches on ridge tops and through river valleys.
124.7 miles, 5276 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
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Currently RegisteredDawn Piech David Marsh Peter Halper Andy Quandt Salvador Ortiz Ron Saluski
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Spring Green 300K
2024-05-11 08:00 - 2024-05-12 04:00 | Spring Green Shell Station, 4905 US-14, Spring Green, WI, 53588, United States
Like the 200K on the same day, similar but different.
This route is identical to the 300K route we did out of Fitchburg (courtesy of Andy Q.) a few years ago but with the start in Spring Green.
Here are the details: ACP 300K, 190.9 miles, 11,840 feet of climbing, ridewithgps link here.

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Currently RegisteredEric Peterson Michael Mullery Sarah Rice
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Spring Green 200K
2024-05-11 08:00 - 21:30 | Spring Green Shell Station, 4905 US-14, Spring Green, WI, 53588, United States
Similar but different…
This is the same route as the 200K we held that started in Fitchburg with the start moved to Spring Green. There are a number of hotels in the vicinity of Spring Green and of course you can always stay in “the big city” and drive over in the morning.
Here are the details: ACP 200K, 6,440 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route here.

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Currently RegisteredJinwoo Oh Andy Quandt Eric White Jason Schroeder Michael Neumann Dawn Piech Mark Preston
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Where Eagles Dare 300K
2024-04-27 07:00 - 2024-04-28 03:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
What better way to kick off the year (and test the legs!) than with a route that has a great mix of climbing, spectacular ridge top vistas and some longer flat sections to let you regroup? We’ll celebrate the occasion with our “Where Eagles Dare” 300K route. We’ve done this one several times and it’s always a favorite.
Details: We’ll leave from the rear parking lot of the Ramada Inn at 1450 Veterans Drive at 06:00 sharp. Lights and reflective gear are required for this brevet
188.5 miles, 8030 feet of climbing, ACP certified.
Ridewithgps link: here
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Where Fledglings Dare 200K
2024-04-27 07:00 - 20:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Changing it up a bit this year. Our normal opening day ride is the Fennimore 200K but for this outing we’re going to do our “Where Fledglings Dare” route. This route features long runs on the ridge tops (and some steady but not too steep climbs to get there!) with what in realtor parlance are lots of “forever views”. Here are the details:
128.1 miles, 5,354 feet of climbing, ACP sanctioned, ridewithgps route here.
Brevet card here.
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Rouleur 150K
2023-10-15 08:00 - 18:32 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is the final event in our Rouleur Series. We’ll get an early start to allow those who came for the weekend to finish and get home at a reasonable time.
Route: Fennimore Rouleur, 98.5 miles, 3,632 feet of climbing
Brevet card: here
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Rouleur 125K
2023-10-14 10:00 - 18:24 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is the penultimate event in our Rouleur Series. We’ll start a bit later to give those who are driving in the ability to do the ride without a hotel stay.
Route: Blue River – Spring Green Populaire, 79.6 miles, 2,314 feet of climbing
Brevet card: here
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Tour of the Driftless
2023-06-16 04:00 - 2023-06-19 07:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
628.4 miles, 24,659 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Day One: 233.6 miles, 10,170 feet of climbing, ridewithgps day one: here
Day Two: 216.9 miles, 8,679 feet of climbing, ridewithgps day two: here
Day Three: 174.9 miles, 5,651 feet of climbing ridewithgps day three: here
Note (11 June): the day two route has been changed to avoid a road closure on US-60 near Wauzeka.
More details: here
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Stoughton 600K
2023-06-10 06:00 - 2023-06-11 22:00 | Kwik Trip – Stoughton, 2400 Roby Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589, Stoughton, WI, 53589, United States
Note that there’s been a change of start location from Fitchburg to Stoughton but other than the changes needed to remove the segment to the old start location and add the cues to get to/from the start in Stoughton the route is otherwise the same.
As noted on the 400K, we did this route for the first time in 2022 and the weather gods were not at all kind with cold temperatures and pouring rain. Fingers crossed for better weather this year!
The ride starts at the Kwik Trip in Stoughton and heads east across the Lower Yahara River Trail boardwalk as we make our way out to Holy Hill through the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. From this high point of SE WI, we descend our way through Sinissippi Lake and the Horicon Marsh before we turn back towards home through the classic bucolic countryside of Southern WI to where we started for a few hours sleep before heading out on day 2.
The second day will take us back across the boardwalk out to East Troy and up through the Southern Unit of the Kettles before making the turn back home.
Note that there are two hotels adjacent to the Kwik Trip start:
A Tru by Hilton: (608)-205-2566
A Quality Inn (608)-205-4201
Riders are responsible for their own reservations.
This is an ACP sanctioned event. 379.8 miles, 13,882feet of climbing.
Ridewithgps full route here
Day One here
Day Two here
Brevet card here
At 36ft/mi this isn’t a hilly route by typical Driftless standards, but bring your legs, just in case!
Many thanks to Andy Quandt for his work developing this route!
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Stoughton 400K
2023-06-10 06:00 - 2023-06-11 09:00 | Kwik Trip – Stoughton, 2400 Roby Rd, Stoughton, WI 53589, Stoughton, WI, 53589, United States
Note that there’s been a change of start location from Fitchburg to Stoughton but other than the changes needed to remove the segment to the old start location and add the cues to get to/from the start in Stoughton the route is otherwise the same.
We did this route for the first time in 2022 and the weather gods were not at all kind. This was especially disappointing because this is a beautiful route so let’s hope we’re favored with good weather in this outing!
The ride starts at the Kwik Trip in Stoughton and then heads east across the Lower Yahara River Trail boardwalk as we make our way out to Holy Hill through the Loew Lake Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. From this high point of SE WI, we descend our way through Sinissippi Lake and the Horicon Marsh before we turn back towards home through the classic bucolic countryside of Southern WI.
After 194 miles we’ll head south for a loop that’ll complete the 400K distance.
Note that there are two hotels adjacent to the Kwik Trip start:
A Tru by Hilton: (608)-205-2566
A Quality Inn (608)-205-4201
Riders are responsible for their own reservations.
This is an ACP sanctioned event, 248.9 miles, 9,427 feet of climbing. Ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
At 36ft/mi this isn’t a hilly route by typical Driftless standards, but bring your legs, just in case!
Many thanks to Andy Quandt for his work developing this new route!
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E-F Huntin' 600K
2023-05-27 06:00 - 2023-05-28 22:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is “version 2” of this route and we’ve done this one several times. The principle change we made to create version 2 was a somewhat shortened day one with a consequently longer day 2.
This is a challenging but fun route. It has several long climbs – not “crazy steep” but rather ones where you can pick whatever gear you’re comfortable in and spin your way up if you choose or you can make a harder effort knowing you won’t hit a “wall”.
The route also includes a number of longer sections rolling along on ridge tops or river valleys and features a lot of the memorable scenery we love about riding in the Driftless.
The route is designed to be ridden in 2 days with an intervening overnight in “the Big City” to rest and refuel. Both of the hotel choices (the Ramada or Center Lodge) have refrigerators and microwaves in the room so you can stock up with whatever you want after finishing day one and before heading out for day two. Should you not want to do this, the Kwik Trip on Seminary St is open 24 hours so you can pick up something there.
ACP sanctioned, 376 miles, 16,748 feet of climbing
Day One here
Day Two here
Brevet card here
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Off to Elkader 400K
2023-05-27 06:00 - 2023-05-28 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
One of our favorite 400K routes. This one takes you through Muscoda then features a beautiful stretch on CR-G over to Fennimore followed by an even nicer section from Fennimore over to Prairie du Chien with a long stretch along the Green River before a couple of challenging climbs on CR-C. We’ll then cross the Mississippi at PdC and you know what that means! Any time you go East or West from the Mississippi your next destination is “up” as you climb away from the river. You’re rewarded with some beautiful views before turning Westward toward Elkader with a nice stop at the control for lunch should you choose a longer break. Then it’s North through Monona (lots of rollers and generally uphill – this stretch can be tough with a North wind!) where a break at the Casey’s is suggested before heading on to the next control at Lansing.
Leaving Lansing there’s that “cross the Mississippi” thing again with the requisite climb away from the river before heading toward Viroqua. This is a fairly tough stretch, your RBA has done it in both directions and it’s a toughie both ways! At Viroqua you can either stop at the Kwik Trip or any other place that appeals to you (Culver’s, Dairy Queen, Community Co-Op, etc) as it’s an open control.
Then we’ll head off to Ontario. There’s a convenience store there but unless you’re pretty quick it’s likely to be closed. You can either stop at the bar for food or there’s a place on your brevet card & cue sheet where you can top up water bottles (it’s an info control). Leaving Ontario, we’ll head back to Richland Center.
The total distance is 255.7 miles with 13,050 feet of climbing according to ridewithgps.
The ridewithgps route is here.
Brevet card here
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Cranberry Country 600K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 2023-05-14 22:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is “Version 2” of an event that we’ve held several times. V2 breaks things up a little differently. The first day is shorter, the second day is correspondingly longer but has less climbing (in feet/mile) than the original version. Here’s the brief:
ACP sanctioned, 373.7 miles, 14,015 feet of climbing, full ridewithgps route here
Day one route here
Day two route here
Brevet Card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Back in Black (River Falls) 400K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 2023-05-14 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
The brief for this ride is the same as the Norwalk, Wildcat Mountain and Cranberry Country rides: challenging but not overly brutal climbs mixed with long stretches on ridge tops and rolling through river valleys. Store stops placed at regular intervals to give you a chance to refresh and regroup. Lots of beautiful scenery and quiet roads.
251.9 miles, 9,264 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
Brevet card: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Wildcat Mountain Wander 300K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 2023-05-14 06:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This was a new route for 2017 which shares the first few miles with our “Back in Black (River Falls) 400K” route so riders can roll out together. The controls for the first 90 miles are the same and there’s considerable overlap between the routes so riders doing any of the events typically held on this day should get a number of opportunities to see other riders during the first part of the ride.
The route has some testing climbs, especially the long climb up the eponymous Wildcat Mountain, but nothing too severe. Ridewithgps reports 7115 feet of climb in the 195 mile distance for an average of 36 feet/mile which is generally considered “hilly”. There aren’t any “shift all the way down and grind” sorts of climbs, mostly “pick your gear and spin” (assuming of course you aren’t riding a 39×25 as your easiest gear!).
There are plenty of food opportunities along the route with c-stores and/or restaurants available in Ontario, Norwalk, Warrens, Sparta, Cashton and LaFarge. This being the small town midwest you can expect everything to fold up at 22:00 so plan your food/water stops accordingly.
This is a lovely route on mostly quiet two-lane roads. Try it, you’ll like it!
187.2 miles, 8022 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
Brevet card: here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Nowhere but Norwalk 200K
2023-05-13 06:00 - 19:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
This is a route that we always enjoy doing. Why? Quiet roads, ample stops for refueling, through the Amish areas of Ontario, Norwalk and Cashton, challenging but not overly brutal climbing mixed in with some long stretches on ridge tops and through river valleys.
124.7 miles, 5276 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here
More details: here
Brevet card: here
To register for this event complete the registration form below. You’ll receive a confirmation email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Scale the Mound 400K
2023-04-29 06:00 - 2023-04-30 09:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Breaking news! Due to flooding along the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers we’re making a detour. Make sure you get the latest route (linked below) and brevet card should you want one.
This route is identical to the Going for the Green 300K route all the way to Hazel Green so there should be ample opportunity to ride with others for the first part of the ride. Most of the climbing on the route is stacked toward the last two thirds of the ride so make sure you don’t burn too many matches early in the ride!
ACP sanctioned, 248.8 miles, 11,278 feet of climbing
Ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Going for the Green 300K
2023-04-29 06:00 - 2023-04-30 02:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Breaking news! Due to flooding on the Wisconsin and Mississippi we’ve been forced to do a couple of detours. Make sure you download the detour route (below) and a brevet card should you want one.
This route is identical to the Scale the Mound 400K for the first 120 miles so riders will have the opportunity to ride with others for a considerable distance before the routes separate. The route has a moderate amount of climbing but also features some lengthy stretches on relatively flat roads or ridge tops so it’s fairly accessible for a 300K.
ACP sanctioned, 192.3 miles, 9,361 feet of climbing
Ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore 200K (reprise)
2023-04-29 06:00 - 19:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Another option for those who don’t want to ride the 300K/400K scheduled on the same day: we’re going to offer another outing on the always popular Fennimore route. The bonus for this route is it’s exactly the same as the 300K/400K for roughly the first 30 miles so everyone can roll out together. Note that this is a RUSA SANCTIONED brevet – not ACP – so it won’t count toward PBP qualification.
127 miles, 4096 feet of climbing, RUSA certified
Ridewithgps link: here.
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore Frolic 300K
2023-04-15 07:00 - 2023-04-16 03:00 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
The longer version of our always popular 200K for those who are looking for a bit more of a challenge. It hits all of the “high points” of the 200K but adds distance by heading out to West Lima from the start and making a segue through Spring Green and Plain toward the latter part of the ride.
186.4 miles, 6,565 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route here
Brevet card here
Complete the registration link below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.

Fennimore Frolic 200K
2023-04-15 07:00 - 20:30 | White House Ramada Inn, 1450 Veterans Dr, Richland Center, WI, 53581, United States
Our traditional season opener features a beautiful route with long stretches in river valleys and quiet roads with just enough climbing to get those early season legs pumping! It’s an annual favorite for good reason!
127 miles, 4096 feet of climbing, ACP certified
Ridewithgps link: here.
Brevet card here
Complete the registration form below. You’ll receive an email which will contain a link to complete a waiver electronically and a PayPal link to pay for the ride. Note that there will be no day of ride registration – advance registration is mandatory!
Your registration is not complete until your completed waiver and PayPal payment is received.
Important note: If you register and don’t receive an email confirmation check your spam folder! If you find the confirmation there, right click on it in your mail program and select “not spam” (your mailer might use different words but you get the idea) which will move it to your inbox. To insure you receive these plus ride announcements in the future, add driftlessrandos@gmail.com to your contacts.
