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The Country-life Loop features stops at diverse sites characteristic of life in the country.
This 15-mile loop is especially suited for those wanting a short, leisurely ride. On this ride, you may stop and enjoy:
1. An Amish-owned and operated bike shop.
2. At the halfway point, an Amish farm with a tour of an old barn still used like the old days. You might see a farmer shoeing horses.
3. Shipshewana Lake with a short presentation by a trained naturalist about the wetlands area.
4. The Chief Shipshewana Monument.
5. Ride past the spot where the Pumpkinvine Trail will cross in the future, hopefully by 2010.
6. Visit a historically famous, round barn.
Please note:
The 15-mile loop has one short, moderately fast downhill with a moderate uphill, just before the sag stop. To novice bicyclists: You must have a bicycle in good repair as well as know how to handle a bicycle under these conditions.
If you choose to ride the Country-life Loop park at the Shipshewana Soccer Field pavilion, click on when & where for directions. Day of the ride registration for the Country-life Loop will be available at the pavilion. This loop will have a sag and restrooms at the pavilion. There will be a mini-sag and restroom at the halfway mark -- at the Amish farm. Pie and ice cream will be served at the pavilion at the end of the ride.
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