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Morning started out wet and drizzly again so we lingered in our tents for an extra hour or so.

Walked delicately down the steep, slippery hill to start riding to Sparta from Elroy.

Had to climb long gradual inclines to reach each of the 3 tunnels.

Finally got some sunshine!

Total elevation biked for the day: 1300 ft. Not bad for railroad grade trail.

Total mileage: 51.5.

Tunnels are an interesting experience. The longest one, completed in 1873, cut into an overhead natural spring that rains down still to this day.

We met a DNR staffer who agreed to check our state trail passes while being photographed.

Since we were camping in Elroy, we turned around after making it through the longest tunnel and didn’t ride all the way down into Sparta.

Rode into a brief rain shower on the way back but didn’t get too wet. By the time we reached Elroy again, we were dry.

Meal highlight of the day was lunch at a Mexican home cooking restaurant in Norwalk. They had tubs of ice cream to choose from to top it off.

The Elroy-Sparta trail and its tunnels were a primary goal of this multi-day excursion. Mission accomplished.

We hope to ride down and back on one more different trail today before driving home in the afternoon.

It’s been a fabulous few days of adventure with Rich. ++👍 Highly recommend!

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