***   The 2026 TOMRV Route will be an all Iowa route due to road and bridge construction.  ***

Route:

• Day 1:  Two starting locations, Bettendorf (long route) and Goose Lake (short route).  The long route from Bettendorf covers approximately 108 miles to Dubuque, Iowa, an all-Iowa route this year due to road and bridge construction.  The shorter route starts at Goose Lake, IA, and is approximately 72 miles.

• Day 2: 95-mile return leg to Bettendorf, Iowa (with a century loop available) or opt for the shorter route stopping in Goose Lake, Iowa which is about 52 miles. Day 2 riding is all in Iowa.

Day 1 Highlights:

• Start: Isle Hotel/ Casino in Bettendorf or Northeast High School in Goose Lake.
• Route: Riders will depart from the starting location and traverse through the rolling countryside of Iowa, making their way to the outskirts of Sabula, and then north and west for 20 miles along the Great Mississippi Road into the charming village of Bellevue for a well deserved lunch stop at the Riverside Park, right next to the lock and dam #12.  Continuing the ride, they will travel west out of the river valley and then north to La Motte, IA along a ridgetop.  At that point there are two routes to Dubuque.
  • One follows the old Davenport road which is primarily a rolling ridgetop ride into Dubuque with panoramic views. 
  • For an alternate and slightly more challenging route, head east out of La Motte and back into the river valley which adds a climb of 350 feet and about 5 more miles to the long route.
    

  Dubuque arrival for all routes is though the Miles of Spain state park with a rest stop at the Julien Dubuque Monument overlooking the Mississippi.

• Mileages:  113 miles for the alternate long route, 108 for the long route, and 72 for the short route (Starting in Goose Lake).

Rest Stops:

• Princeton, Iowa
• Elvira, Iowa
• Miles, Iowa
  
• Green Island, Iowa
• Bellevue, Iowa Riverside Park (Lunch stop)
• La Motte, Iowa
• Julien Dubuque Monument, Miles of Spain Park

Day 2 Highlights:

• Depart: Dubuque, IA, and return to your destination of choice, either Bettendorf or Goose Lake.
• Route: Gradual climbs out of Dubuque through the Mines of Spain, continuing south along the Great Mississippi Road with a few climbs and downhills, and ridgetop riding with spectacular views of the Mississippi River Valley and a long coast into Bellevue.  From Bellevue, you climb out of the valley into scenic rolling terrain and cross the Maquoketa river into Spragueville for a rest stop.  Then south into more gently rolling terrain to Goose Lake and back to Davenport.

The return route to Goose Lake is approximately 52 miles. The return route to Bettendorf is 95 miles with an extra 5 mile loop for those who want to ride a century.

Rest Stops:

• The Gehlen guest house in St. Donatus
• Bellevue, IA, Riverside Park
• Springbrook, Iowa
• Northeast High School, Goose Lake, Iowa
• McCausland, Iowa