Kenosha Lakeshore Ride — Kenosha, WI (CACTUS Ride)

Join us for another “CACTUS” (COWs and CATs Tandeming in Unison with Style) ride. CACTUS rides bring together members of the Wisconsin tandem club (the COWS) and the Chicago tandem club (the CATS). Thanks to Greg Browning of CATS for developing the acronym and the routes! As always, you should be a member of COWs or CATs to participate in the joint rides. If you’re looking to join the COWs, you can do so here.

New for 2024 — a 24 mile option has been added and all options now include a ride past the Kenosha (Southport) Lighthouse and the Simmons Beach boardwalk. The 24 mile route is basically a down and back on trails and low-traveled streets with great views of the Kenosha Lakeshore. The 37 mile route is the same as the 24 mile route with the addition of a ride through the lakeside neighborhood of Carol Beach and a trail loop on the south end. The 47 mile route is the same as the 37 mile route with the addition of a northern loop on the paved and very nice Pike River Pathway and the Kenosha County Bike Trail. All routes will start and end at Kenosha’s Petrifying Springs Park. We are planning to have a picnic lunch at the park biergarten afterwards. By the time we get back to the biergarten after riding, Flannel Fest should be kicking off so things should be pretty lively!

Picnic Lunch: There will be a picnic lunch at the Kenosha Biergarten immediately after the ride.

Lunch options:

• Order from the biergarten (mainly sausages, giant pretzels, and German pizza) Menu Link
• Food trucks are scheduled to be onsite for Flannel Fest
• Bring in your own bag lunch. This is allowed, but drinks are not allowed to be brought into the biergarten (other than clear bottles with water only – otherwise, all drinks must be ordered onsite).

The biergarten takes cash only, no credit cards (ATM is on site).

Ride With GPS:

Link to view routes only
Clicking the above link will allow you to view all routes for this event.

Link to view routes as a ride participant
Clicking this link will register you as a RWGPS participant in this event and will automatically add the routes to the Events page of your personal RWGPS account. It will also give you Voice Navigation access for this event. To access the Event within the RWGPS app on your mobile phone, tap “More” in the bottom right corner of the RWGPS app to see the app menu, then tap “My Events” to see your RSVP’d events, including this event, tap this event’s name, then tap the name of a route to view it in the app.

NOTE: Even though you register as a RWGPS participant for this event, you should still RSVP on your respective CATS or COWS club website. COWS — RSVP below or email bethapete@gmail.com.