Route of Hiawatha

Here we are on one of the first trellis' that you cross on the route. We started about 8:30 in the morning at the bottom of the route and rode uphill (only about a 2% grade, which wasn't tough at all). We didn't see anyone for about 2 hours!!

When we got towards the top of the route there was a waterfall that was very cool and refreshing. It was a main stop for people coming down from the beginning of the route, cause they needed to regroup after the long tunnel.


It took us 3 1/2 hours to bike from the bottom to the top. We stopped and read each info sign and took pictures. At the top we had lunch and then down we came. The return trip to the bottom took a little less than 2 hours.


This is the first tunnel you have to go through if you start at the top of the route. As you can see it is a long one!! Very dark, very cold (about 40 - 45 degrees inside). If you are the least bit claustrophobic this would be a tough one. There are about 10 tunnels on the route and 7 trellis to cross.


All the tunnels are either named and/or numbered as well. Each has an information plaque that tells the length of the tunnel as well. The trellis have the name of the creek or draw it spans and the length and height of the trellis. There are info kiosks along the route that talk of all things railroad and other bits of interesting info. It was a very fun way to spend the day.