Route: Fort Dodge to Iowa Falls
Meeting town: Webster City
Miles: 55.5 (70.2 with the optional gravel loop)
Elevation gain: 1,028 (1,376 with the gravel loop)
Highlights: Today RAGBRAI offers its first nearly full-length gravel day. For several years, it has provided the change to ride a brief segment on gravel, but this year s route extends the 55.5-mile main route ride to 70.5 miles, about 50 of it on Iowa s network of unpaved county farm roads. It s a recognition of the growing popularity of gravel riding and a natural innovation for first-time Ride Director Dieter Drake, a veteran racer and organizer of rides on gravel.
The destination town is another highlight. Iowa Falls, The Scenic CIty, is going all out to impress the riders with its amenities and picturesque, bluff-lined stretch of the Iowa River. There will even be riverboat cruises for riders on the Scenic City Empress, brought out of drydock and restored to operation in time for the ride.
RAGBRAI: Map, info about Day 3 of the ride from Fort Dodge to Iowa Falls
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