Lower Yahara River Trail – Dyreson Road bridge loop from Monona
Lower Yahara River Trail – Dyreson Road bridge loop from Monona
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Lower Yahara River Trail – Dyreson Road bridge loop from Monona
02:46
60.0km
260m
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 1, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 5.61 km for 120 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
Get Directions
2.54 km
Ernie's Trading Post and Monona's Birthplace
Highlight • Historical Site
only neighborhood grocery.
Operated by early settler Ernie Ferchland,
the store served as a meeting place for Blooming Grove Township residents who planned the incorporation of the Village of Monona. Dissatisfied with the services being provided by the Township of Blooming
Grove, five residents of the area -
Ernie Ferchland, Ray Owen, Ed Rothman, Walter Simon and Justin Waterman -
met in Ernie's Trading Post to discuss secession from the Township.
With a $300 retainer, they secured legal
service regarding the process. Community meetings were held over a span of five months and, in spite of some opposition, a referendum to secede was passed (241 to 171) on August 29, 1938. Incorporation papers were signed on 1938.
September 1, Monona Village comprised an area of 1.75 sq. miles with 350 families,
population of 1100, and an assessed evaluation of $1.5 million.
It also contained seven miles of waterfront,
fourteen miles of local streets, 3.5 mlles
of state highway, five bridges, three school
districts and eight park areas.
Justin Waterman was elected the first village president.
Tip by
5.67 km
Bench With View of Lake Monona
Highlight • Viewpoint
Tip by
11.1 km
Capital Springs State Recreation Area- Lake Farm County Park Unit
Nature Reserve
12.2 km
Lower Yahara River Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
Tip by
16.8 km
Grandview Conservancy Area
Nature Reserve
21.0 km
Dyreson Road bridge
Highlight • Bridge
Tip by
28.0 km
Dewey Bay, Lake Kegonsa
Highlight • Beach
36.0 km
Lake Kegonsa (North Side)
Highlight • Lake
60.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
20.8 km
16.5 km
13.0 km
8.83 km
728 m
273 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
45.8 km
10.4 km
3.40 km
411 m
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