After nearly 20 years, we've decided to close our doors on August 11th and pursue our next grand adventure. The growth of this site and community surpassed our wildest expectations. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for being part of this incredible experience and sincerely hope to see each of you out there on the open road. Never stop exploring.
Cedar Rapids to Maquoketa
Ride Rating:
1
Ride Stats:
- Distance: 137 miles / 220.5 km
- Ride Time: 4-6 hours
- Approximate Fuel Costs: $10.41
- State: Iowa
If you like tooling down two lane highways eastern Iowa is a good place to come. We may not have the tightest twisties, but you can still lean into a curve or two. This route will take you near two state parks, Wapsipinicon and Maquoketa Caves. Nice places to escape from the summer heat. You'll pass through small towns that if you blink you'll miss them, but there is usually a cafe that the regulars always meet at. These are great places for stories, tales, and conversation.The town of Anamosa has the National Motorcycle Museum http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/ and don't forget to stop at J & P Cycle just outside of town on Hwy 151 for parts and accessories.FlapJacks in Maquoketa http://www.flapjax.com/ is a great place for lunch or dinner. It's right off Hwy 61 on the main drag.Stop in Mount Vernon, home of Cornell College, for a slice of Small Town Americana.
This is a motorcycle ride in the state of Iowa. This motorcycle route has 4 scenery characteristics and other road conditions to help you plan your road trip. This motorcycle map was created by NavMode in May. Click here to see other Motorcycle Roads by NavMode
Anonymous_Motorcyclist says:
Just south of Lisbon and MtVernon is a small unincorporated town of Sutliff. This is where the oldest and longest Parker truss span bridge in Iowa if not the U.S. is located and is a favorite stop for bikers to visit and have lunch or dinner and a cool drink at the general store and tavern and watch the Cedar River go by. The Sutliff bridge is no longer open to car traffic and part of the span washed away in the 2008 flood stopping foot traffic and musicians from walking out and enjoying the day on the bridge. People from around Iowa and Illinois have found this stop and commented that they have lived here their entire lives and never knew the bridge and general store existed. The Sutliff Bridge Authority has been actively working with FEMA, State Historical Society, county, and structural engineer officials to rebuild this piece of history. www.sutliffbridge.com/
Fri Jan 11, 2013 at 9:10 AM
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