Final day of RAGBRAI route revealed; includes Waterville, Yellow River State Forest, Harpers Ferry and Lansing

Here is the final daily RAGBRAI route for Saturday, July 29 from Waukon to Lansing. The entire route will be new RAGBRAI territory as it travels 44.8 miles with some nice climbs totaling 3,200 feet throughout Allamakee County. You will not think you are in Iowa as scenic landscape and winding scenic byways show off the splendor of the Driftless Area. RAGBRAIers will visit the town of Waterville for the very first time and then ride through the Yellow River State Forest. Riders will then pull into Harpers Ferry, another first time RAGBRAI community. Riders can dip their tires, if they wish, in the Mississippi River at one of Harpers Ferry’s many boat ramps. The last 13-mile leg of RAGBRAI XLV will travel north along the Great River Road as we travel to Lansing to end in the river town of Lansing. If you didn’t get enough fun on the bike, you can climb the ultra-steep Mt. Hosmer just blocks from downtown and the river.
Click on this link to download a pdf of Saturday’s Map: http://ragbrai.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017DayMaps_Day7.pdf
SATURDAY – JULY 29, 2017
Waukon to Waterville – 15.0 miles
Waterville to Yellow River State Forest – 8.8 miles
Yellow River State Forest to Harpers Ferry – 7.4 miles
Harpers Ferry to Lansing – 13.6 miles
(Note: There is no meeting day on this final day)
Total Mileage: 44.8 miles
Total Feet of Climb: 3,200
The route (towns and roads) is subject to change.
Support vehicle maps will be released in early July.

More specific route and RAGBRAI information can be found in the March 15 edition of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.