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Lake Mendota – Howard Temin Lakeshore Path loop from Alliant Energy Center

Lake Mendota – Howard Temin Lakeshore Path loop from Alliant Energy Center

Moderate

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9,395

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Lake Mendota – Howard Temin Lakeshore Path loop from Alliant Energy Center

02:22

52.6km

290m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.5 km for 98 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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721 m

View of Madison skyline and Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Monona

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the edge of Lake Monona, you have a very beautiful view of the city center of Madison, including the Capitol building which stands out clearly.

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1.69 km

View of Madison Skyline and Lake Monona from John Nolen Drive

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this spot along John Nolan Drive, you can see sweeping views of Lake Monona with the short skyline of Madison the background.

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34.0 km

Channel Lock

Highlight • Structure

37.6 km

Library Mall and Hagenah Fountain

Highlight • Monument

This is the convergence point of Madison and the University of Wisconsin. The main attraction is the Hagenah Fountain, installed in 1958 and named after William Hagenah, a corporate executive, donor, and board chair for the UW Foundation.

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38.1 km

Lake Mendota

Highlight • Lake

Lake Mendota formed around 15,000 years ago when glacial ice began to melt. It's very biodiverse, with over 34 common species of fish and 255 bird species.

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38.6 km

John Muir Park (Muir Woods)

Highlight • Forest

John Muir Park, also known as Muir Woods, is a 7-acre patch of forest in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. John Muir, the famed naturalist, …

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39.9 km

Howard Temin Lakeshore Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Howard Temin Lakeshore Path was named after a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of oncology who won the Nobel Prize. The path travels from North Park Street (east) to Oxford Road (west).

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40.0 km

Bridge - University Bay

Highlight • Bridge

Nice bridge that takes you over Willow Creek. The bridge is part of Howard Temin Lakeshore Path.

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42.9 km

Wally Bauman Woods

Forest

50.4 km

Wingra Creek

Lake

52.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.4 km

12.0 km

7.99 km

2.01 km

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.5 km

5.96 km

922 m

613 m

484 m

198 m

Elevation

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Thursday 20 August

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View of Madison skyline and Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Monona

View of Madison Skyline and Lake Monona from John Nolen Drive

Channel Lock

Library Mall and Hagenah Fountain

Lake Mendota

John Muir Park (Muir Woods)

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