Days 55 & 56 - Sycamore Springs Park, English, IN to Louisville, KY
Updated: Oct 9
10/5/2026 & 10/6/2026
Our ride on day 55 was 54-miles nearly and all paved. The route took us from the rolling countryside of southeastern Indiana into downtown Louisville, Kentucky. John drove the truck and checked the group into the Hampton Inn Downtown Louisville.
The rolling hills gave Rolf, Greg, & Mark 3,317 ft of elevation gain.
During the ride Greg experienced a couple of bent cogs on his large front chainring, which he did a field repair on when he happened upon a resident who was fixing his car and had a wrench Greg used to bend the ring back into shape.
The last part of the ride was along the Ohio River on the Indiana side, past the Ohio River interpretive center (which the riders visited), and across the Big Four pedestrian / bike bridge into downtown Louisville, KY.
The bridge was named after the now defunct four railroads that owned the bridge before it was decommissioned in the 1960’s.
The group dried their tents, which were wet from the morning’s heavy dew, in the hotel parking lot. Then we took our showers and went out to eat at a restaurant, Docs Crow’s Southern Smokehouse and Raw Bar, which Greg knew of in downtown Louisville.
We rested and saw the sites in Louisville for a layover day, (Day 56) which we spent in Louisville on 10/6. We went to the Louisville Slugger factory and museum. The capstone to our time in Louisville was supper at Captain’s Quarters with Greg’s friend and Indiana farmer, Kent. A delightful time and excellent meal. Many thanks to Kent for treating us to the outing.
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