A great day for our lakes

What an incredible Loop the Lake! Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, donated, sponsored, or supported the event in any way. Community commitment to our lakes helps make this effort possible.

With community-wide support, we can continue investing in lake restoration projects, educational programs, and water quality monitoring efforts throughout the Yahara Watershed.

This year, 1,280 participants from across Greater Madison and beyond joined the Loop the Lake bike ride. Their participation demonstrated a shared commitment to protecting and improving the health of local lakes. We also extend our sincere gratitude to our sponsors and volunteers, whose generosity and dedication made this event possible.

Save the date for next year’s event: Saturday, June 19, 2027!

Special discount tickets

In appreciation, we would like to offer you and your friends a special ticket to next year’s ride on Saturday, June 19, 2027. For the next 72 hours, tickets will only be $30! Act now before they return to regular prices.

Fill out our survey for a chance to win free registrations

We would love to hear from you! As a thank you for filling out our feedback survey, everyone who completes the survey in full by Tuesday, June 30, 2026, will be entered to win four (4) free registrations to next year’s event! 

Thank you, sponsors

Our heartfelt thanks to sponsors who support community events like this one.

• Presenting Sponsor: Lake Ridge Bank
• Hosting Sponsor: The East Side Club
• Major Sponsors: Alliant Energy, CG Schmidt, Hovde Properties, Madison Gas and Electric, The Edgewater
• Gold Sponsors: Architectural Building Arts, Cresa, Dream House Dream Kitchens, Fields Auto Group, Johnson Financial Group, Michelob Ultra, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, Oak Park Dental, Open Water, Potter Lawson, Sprinkman Real Estate, TruStage, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Radiology, Weed Man Lawn Care, WKOW-TV 27
• Silver Sponsors: Abbott (Exact Sciences), AprilAire, Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co., Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing, JD McCormick Properties, Spartan Day Camp, UW Health
• Production Partners: American Legion, City of Madison, City of Monona, Discover Monona, Madison LakeWay, Madison Water Utility, Monona East Side Business Alliance, San Damiano
• Mile Sponsors: Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Nelnet
• Half-Mile Sponsors: Destination Madison, GRAEF, Magic 98, Midwest Solar Power, Murphy Desmond S.C., Woodman’s Markets

Thank you, supporters

• Special thanks to Monona Police Department for handing out fruit at Winnequah Park, Ho-Chunk Nation and UW-Madison for the special effigy mound education and guided tours, barre3 Madison for leading pre-ride stretching, Curbside Bicycles for offering bike repair, Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. for handing out delicious mini ice cream cones, Madison BCycle at The East Side Club, Harry Whitehorse Festival for partnering with us, Magic 98 for handing out koozies and providing a selfie station, Aldo Leopold Nature Center for providing the education station, Wisconsin Kiter’s Club for showcasing their beautiful kites, DJ Anton for providing music at the start of the ride, DJ Screamin’ Scott for keeping the music going during the picnic, Wisconsin Bike Federation for supplying bike racks and hosting an information booth, Madison Water Utility, Wild Ones, and Friends of Olbrich Park for providing education and information at The East Side Club. 
• Thank you, American Legion for grilling and serving food to Loop the Lake participants, and JustVeggiez for providing vegetarian sandwiches for our riders.
• Thank you, Dana Fulton and Jake Eichstaedt (WKOW-TV 27) and Scott Ducke (Lake Ridge Bank), for introducing the bike ride at its group start, and to all of our volunteers for making this event possible.

How did you #loopthelake?

We loved seeing the creative ways you and your friends and family decided to Loop the Lake! Our virtual participants walked, ran, paddled, and biked for our lakes…all around the United States! Thank you for sharing photos of your interesting and unique routes. It was great to see your smiling faces as you engaged with our lakes!

See our photos and videos, including the start video, from this year’s event.

Follow @loopthelakemadison on Instagram and Facebook to stay in the loop on event updates, fun facts, and ways to support our lakes.

Donate today and join the community

You’ve participated in Loop the Lake — now what? Friends of Clean Lakes are our individual and family donors who provide critical support to protect and improve our lakes, outside of event tickets. 

Did you see any Friends of Clean Lakes signs while you were out for Loop the Lake? Donate today to get your own sign and join the group of people making our lakes a top priority.

Effigy Mound stop on the Lake Loop

We heard from many people they enjoyed the Effigy Mounds at Hudson Park. People saw the Bear, Lynx, and Water Spirit — or Hųųc, Wicąwą Kereš, and Waakcexi as they are known in Ho-Chunk. Special thanks to our guides for conducting tours. And our gratitude to Abbott (Exact Sciences), SASY Neighborhood Association, and TruStage for supporting our Teejop Initiative.

Thank you to our partners!

Loop the Lake, presented by Lake Ridge Bank, is an annual event. It aims to promote the protection and preservation of Madison lakes. The event is produced in partnership with The East Side Club, Discover Monona, Madison LakeWay, and San Damiano, and in conjunction with the City of Madison and the City of Monona. 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: barre3 Madison, City of Monona Tourism Commission, Curbside Bicycles, Madison BCycle, Madison Water Utility, Monona EMS, and Monona Police Department.