Lake2lakes Ride — Salem, WI (CACTUS Ride)
July 26 @ 9:00 am
Join us for another “CACTUS” (COWs and CATs Tandeming in Unison with Style) ride. CACTUS rides bring together members of the Wisconsin tandem club (the COWS) and the Chicago tandem club (the CATS). Thanks to Greg Browning of CATS for developing the acronym and the routes! As always, you should be a member of COWs or CATs to participate in the joint rides
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time: 9 AM
Event Leaders: Stan and Laurie Frey for COWS, Greg and Jeanne Browning for CATS.
Start Location: Silver Lake County Park. 27000 85th St, Salem, WI 53168. We will meet at the disc golf parking lot in Silver Lake Park. See “Directions to Parking Lot” map below:
Event Description: This is a CACTUS ride – CATS and COWS Tandeming in Unison with Style! (A jointly sponsored CATS/COWS ride.) The ride visits four lakes in SE Wisconsin. Approximately 1/3 of the route goes through lakeside neighborhoods and 2/3 of the route is on country roads connecting the lakes. Most of the country roads are low traffic, but there are a few stretches with moderate traffic. The route is a mix of hills and flat sections. There are a few short steep grades. The 45 mile route visits all four lakes, while the 29 mile option cuts out Bohner Lake. The ride begins at Silver Lake Park, visits Silver Lake, Twin Lakes, Powers Lake, and Bohner Lake before returning to Silver Lake for lunch at Copper Bottom Bar and Grill and ice cream at the Silver Lake Dairy Queen. We then ride the final three miles back to the cars at Silver Lake Park.
RSVP FOR THIS RIDE
To participate in this ride, you must have a current year’s membership to COWs. You can log in to your account below, or if you’ve not yet registered or renewed your membership for this year, you can do so here.