Trainings Ride Routes from Vilas Park

Vilas Park, Madison, WI – Go south on Monroe Street. Turn left on Edgewood Drive and turn right on Vilas Park Dr. Meet in the parking lot at shelter on your left.

Training Ride Routes are named according to an approximate length, their starting point, and a mid-point or significant characteristic. For example, E_16_Elver_Riley.pdf is a ride that starts at Elver Park, goes to town of Riley and is approximately 16 long. Route names appear as a link if a route map is available.

Route Starts	Route Name	Route Description	Length	Downloads
Vilas Park	Capital City Trail	Ride Wingra Creek Trail to Olin, connect to the Capital City Trail and then ride back through the Arboretum to Vilas Park	18.2 Miles
Vilas Park	County M	Ride part way to Paoli and back	20.7 Miles
Vilas Park	Whalen Road Loop	Ride SW Commuter and Capital City Trails on your way to and from Verona	22.5 Miles
Vilas Park	Purcell Road Loop	Ride part way to Paoli, turnaround and come back	23.0 Miles
Vilas Park	Irish Lane-Whalen Road	Ride part way to Stoughton, turn west on Irish Lane and come back to Vilas along Whalen Road and Seminole Highway.	23.8 Miles
Vilas Park	Blizzard Road	Ride part way to Paoli, loop over to Blizzard and come back to Vilas	24.1 Miles
Vilas Park	Purcell Road	Ride part way to Paoli, ride some fun hills on Purcell and come back to Vilas	26.7 Miles
Vilas Park	Paoli	Ride to Verona and then on to Paoli and back through the Arboretum	29.5 Miles
Vilas Park	Paoli	Sparky's Ride to Verona and then on to Paoli and back through the Arboretum	29.7 Miles
Vilas Park	Stoughton	Pretend you are a distance runner and do major parts of the original Syttende Mai run route almost to Stoughton, turn west and catch some more hills on Byrne and Whalen and finally return through the Arboretum.	41.2 Miles
Vilas Park	Verona, Riley and Middleton	Here are some leisurely hills to begin building your hill climbing skills.	49.9 Miles
Vilas Park	Verona, Riley and Middleton	Here are some leisurely hills to begin building your hill climbing skills returning along Whalen and Seminole.	54.5 Miles
Vilas Park	Verona and Mount Horeb	Here are some bigger hills to continue building your hill climbing skills returning along Whalen and Seminole.	55.4 Miles
Vilas Park	Cooksville-Evansville-Brooklyn-Oregon	Ride south of Madison and visit four small towns, Cooksville, Evansville, Brooklyn and Oregon	61.4 Miles