After leaving breakfast at Ginny's Cupboard in Sparta, we traveled 2 miles and turned onto the Sparta to Elroy Bike Trail and the 400 Trail which we rode for the next 55 miles. Covered with crushed limestone, they are one of the very first rail to trail conversions in the country. The crushed limestone is normally a good solid riding surface. However the rain last night made it a bit soft and slippery in spots which resulted in a few scratches and bumps among my fellow riders. Fortunately I had no problems. Riding it took us through 3 tunnels of which the one pictured above is the longest at 3/4 of a mile. We walked through the tunnels as they are dark, wet and slippery. The dark picture was taken inside the tunnel with no flash. The 3 white dots are the tail lights of 3 bicyclists in front of me. During lunch at the end of the trail at mile 55, a group of us ate in the shade sitting on the curb at the side of the road like a bunch of ducks in a row.
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