{"id":139,"date":"2011-05-17T02:16:26","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T02:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mylansingiowa.com\/wp\/biking-in-and-around-lansing\/"},"modified":"2018-12-11T21:58:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T03:58:53","slug":"biking-in-and-around-lansing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mylansingiowa.com\/biking-in-and-around-lansing\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking In and Around Lansing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"139\" class=\"elementor elementor-139 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b7f316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b7f316\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75419df2\" data-id=\"75419df2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694e6070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694e6070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\n<strong>What Is The MRT?<\/strong>\n\nThe views along Lansing Iowa&#8217;s Riverfront are incredible and easily traversed by bicycle. If you are looking for a longer trip with great scenery, I would suggest a bike ride along the MRT.\n\nIn all, the MRT or Mississippi River Trail as it is formally known is a bike friendly trail that extends from the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca, MN along The River down to the Gulf of Mexico which is 3000 miles. The trail is denoted by these distinct signs that mark the way. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-137 alignleft size-full wp-image-137\" style=\"float: left; border: 2px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mylansingiowa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mrtsign.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"157\">\n\nIn 2010, Highway #26 that leads north out of Lansing Iowa along The River and up to New Albin was repaved and widened with an easement to accommodate bicycle traffic. The views are tremendous and generally speaking, the traffic is automobiles and motorcycles as the truckers opt for less curvy roads as can be found along the Wisconsin side of The River. This aspect combined with the new road and terrific scenery makes this stretch of the MRT very bicycle friendly- bring your bike and give it a try!\n\nThe entire map of the MRT is shown below courtesy of the <a title=\"&quot;MRT\" href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.mississippirivertrail.org\/index.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">MRT website<\/a>.\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-138 size-full wp-image-138\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mylansingiowa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mrtmap.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"545\">\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-555fae37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"555fae37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fa4b433\" data-id=\"3fa4b433\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55f9d5e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55f9d5e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db3ff87\" data-id=\"db3ff87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ad2ac49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4ad2ac49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=tf_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=mylansingiowa2019-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=0981895204&asins=0981895204&linkId=9c17a42c0b385a36000d902a6e04022d&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff\">\r\n    <\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42b7c7f6\" data-id=\"42b7c7f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc79418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dc79418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ac&ref=tf_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=mylansingiowa2019-20&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B07H47CB9G&asins=B07H47CB9G&linkId=529735ed492f480f79c8f59bcf25927f&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true&price_color=333333&title_color=0066c0&bg_color=ffffff\">\r\n    <\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What Is The MRT? The views along Lansing Iowa&#8217;s Riverfront are incredible and easily traversed by bicycle. If you are looking for a longer trip with great scenery, I would suggest a bike ride along the MRT. In all, the MRT or Mississippi River Trail as it is formally known is a bike friendly trail that extends from the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca, MN along The River down to the Gulf of Mexico which is 3000 miles. The trail is denoted by these distinct signs that mark the way. In 2010, Highway #26 that leads north out of Lansing Iowa along The River and up to New Albin was repaved and widened with an easement to accommodate bicycle traffic. The views are tremendous and generally speaking, the traffic is automobiles and motorcycles as the truckers opt for less curvy roads as can be found along the Wisconsin side of The River. This aspect combined with the new road and terrific scenery makes this stretch of the MRT very bicycle friendly- bring your bike and give it a try! The entire map of the MRT is shown below courtesy of the MRT website. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Biking In and Around Lansing - Lansing Iowa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mylansingiowa.com\/biking-in-and-around-lansing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biking In and Around Lansing - Lansing Iowa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; What Is The MRT? 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