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Tour RoutesView Our Interactive Route Map (Macromedia Flash)You may complete your final registration and pick up your tour packet:
Call 1-877-637-2241 for exact directions to each of the 3 start locations. A detailed packet of information is mailed to each registered rider 2-3 weeks before tour. Route 1 Starting Point: Marble Distance: 51 miles Starting time: 9-10 a.m. Marble is the start location for the longest route on the tour, 51 miles. Marble is a small town that promises a big welcome to our riders! The Marble School will be our starting point with food and water available. Most of our riders will start here. We'll transport you and your bike to Marble, so you'll enjoy a hassle free day with a great picnic and concert awaiting you in Virginia! If you still have energy after arriving in Virginia, you can extend your bike tour an additional 9 miles with a loop to Eveleth and back to give you a full 60 miles or 100K for the day. Route 2 Starting Point: Hibbing Distance: 27 miles Starting time: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Start this 27 mile route at the Greyhound Bus Museum, Hibbing's entrance to the Mesabi Trail. Be sure to stop and enjoy the food and refreshments as this will also be a rest stop for the 51 mile ride. Hibbing, home of Bobby Zimmerman (better known as Bob Dylan), boasts a number of great restaurants and lodging facilities, beautiful Bennett Park with a playground for the kids, and the famous Hull Rust Mine Overlook where you can watch an active taconite mine. Route 3 Starting Point: Buhl Distance: 15 miles Starting time: 11-12 noon Buhl's Stubler Beach will serve as the start location for the 15 mile route and a rest stop for all routes on the tour. For more than a century, the City of Buhl has laid claim to the "Finest Water in America", thanks to the discovery of a vast pool of glacial water some 700 feet below the Earth's surface. Buhl Water, which is bottled right in the city, requires no chlorination, and is a tour sponsor. Visitors to this small community will also find a lake and beach area with a campground, a park, and picnic areas. Bring your swimsuit and towel for a quick dip at Stubler Beach, or enjoy a free canoe and kayak demonstration from renowned canoe experts, Spring Creek Outfitters. |