Loop the Lake Bike Ride
June 20 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Join Clean Lakes Alliance at Loop the Lake on Saturday, June 20!
Join Clean Lakes Alliance for an at-your-own-pace bike ride around Lake Monona. This event raises funds and awareness benefiting Greater Madison’s lakes. Ride (or walk or run) the official Monona Lake Loop on Saturday, June 20, for a day filled with entertaining and educational activities at multiple parks along the route.

Event details
Support clean, healthy lakes with Clean Lakes Alliance’s 13th annual Loop the Lake Bike Ride, presented by Lake Ridge Bank. Cyclists of all ages and abilities navigate the scenic 13-mile loop around Lake Monona.
🚲 Saturday, June 20
🚲 Starting & ending at The East Side Club (3735 Monona Drive, Madison)
🚲 Course open 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. (optional group start at 9 a.m.)
🚲 $48 per in-person rider (includes event t-shirt, while supplies last), $38 per in-person rider (without event t-shirt)
➡️➡️ Kids 10 and under ride free with a paid adult
🚲 Get a group to ride – purchase 6 adult registrations and receive 25% off!
Registration includes
Each registration includes fun and educational stops along the route. Also included are a free food item, and a free beer, courtesy of Wisconsin Distributors (21+).
Loop the Lake collector’s t-shirts
All riders registered at the $48 price point will receive a Loop the Lake collector’s shirt. (Design coming soon!)
Access for all
With help from MESBA, we are working to make the 2026 Loop the Lake more accessible to all community members. Make financial assistance requests through this Google Form.
Stay and ride
Whether you’re traveling to the area for the weekend or planning a staycation, you have great options. Our friends at Discover Monona have you covered. See the list below for variety of options to spend the weekend in our community!
- AmericInn by Wyndham Madison South
- Avid Hotels Madison – Monona
- Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
- Airbnb
- Vrbo
- Expedia
For more information visit discovermonona.com
Thank you, partners!
Loop the Lake, presented by Lake Ridge Bank, is an annual event aimed at promoting the protection and preservation of Madison lakes. The event is produced along with platinum host Discover Monona, in partnership with Madison LakeWay and Monona East Side Business Alliance (MESBA) and San Damiano Monona, and in conjunction with the City of Madison, the City of Monona, and The East Side Club. All proceeds support Clean Lakes Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving and protecting the lakes, rivers, and wetlands in the Yahara Watershed.
We’re also grateful to the following organizations for making this event special in their own unique ways: Aldo Leopold Nature Center, barre3 Madison, Curbside Bicycles, Madison BCycle, Madison Water Utility, Monona Police Department, Off Broadway Drafthouse.


