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St. Mary’s
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Neal Wilkins
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Westview Elementary
Public Library
City Hall
Southwest Health Center
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W. Dewey St.
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Sylvia St.
Ridge Ave.
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Union St.
Evergreen Ave.
Reddy Dr.
Pion
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Rd.
Business 151
E. Mineral St.Pine St.
Main St.
Kase St. Co. Hwy B
Lancaster St.
Mar
kee
Dr.
W. Gridley Ave.
Mitchell Hollow Road
E. Mineral St.
W. Cedar St.Market St.
Carlisle St.
Alden Ave.
Jeffe
rson
St.
W. Dewey St.
Jewett St.
W. Madison St.
Camp St.
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Virgi
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Luth
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Grant St.
E. Madison St.
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Heather Ln.
Kase St.
Northside Dr.
Fairfield Dr.
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Karla
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Mason St.
Williams St.
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Perry Dr.Col
lege
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Stumptown Rd.
Cadillac Dr.
Pioneer Rd. E.
Matador Dr.
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University of Wisconsin Platteville
Your guide to being activein Platteville
“M” Route
Mitchell Hollow Route
South
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Let’s Move PlattevilleLet’s Move Platteville Undeveloped Park
To Belmont (coming in 2014)
Baseball• LegionPark(#8)• ValleyViewPark(#15)Basketball• SmithPark(#14)• ValleyViewPark(#15)Bocce Ball• HarrisonPark(#3)Cross Country Skiing• GolfCourse• Greenbelt(A)• MoundviewPark(9)Football• HighSchool• MinersField(B)Frisbee Golf• WestviewPark(#16)• GreenbeltPark(A)Horseshoes• JenorTowerPark(#6)• LegionPark(#8)Ice Skate• LegionPark(#8)Playground• HarrisonPark(#3)• HighlandPark(#4)• LegionPark(#8)• MiddleSchool• NealWilkinsElementarySchool• SmithPark(#14)• ValleyViewPark(#15)• WestviewElementarySchoolRoller Skate / Blade• MoundViewPark(#9)• SmithPark(#14)Sledding• GreenbeltPark(A)• HarrisonPark(#3)• HighlandPark(#4)• MinersField(B)• WestviewPark(#16)Skateboard• SkatePark(#13)Snowshoe• MoundViewPark(#9)• SmithPark(#14)Soccer• HarrisonPark(#3)• HighSchool• LegionPark(#8)• WestviewElementarySchoolSwim• PoolPark(#10)• UW-PlattevillePioneerActivityCenterTennis• WestviewPark(#16)Volleyball• HarrisonPark(#3)• LegionPark(#8)• SmithPark(#14)Walk in-doors • UW-PlattevilleActivityCenter• Wal-MartWalk my dog• DogPark(#2)• MoundViewPark(#9)• SmithPark(#14)
Activities in Platteville
10.Pool
11.RolloJamison
12.Sherman
13.SkatePark
14.Smith
15.ValleyView
16.Westview
17.PrairieView
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1.City
2.DogPark
3.Harrison
4.Highland
5.Indian
6.JenorTower
7.KnollWood
8.Legion
9.MoundView
Park Guide
Formoreinformationvisit:www. swsaferoutes.org/Platteville
Did you know?
Just 3 hours of bicycling weekly can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke by 50%.
Did you know?
Since 1964 the number of kids walking or biking to school decreased by 47%. During that same time, the national obesity rate increased 33%.
Leaving your car at home just two days a week will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 1,600 pounds per year.
Did you know?
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Southwestern WisconsinRegional Planning
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This guide is a project of:
March 2012
Community ResourcesCampsites (Mound View Park)BasicSite(Tents):$10.00perdayorif3ormorepersons$4.00perperson,BasicSite(RV):$14.00perday.Extras:$2.00perdayforelectric,$2.00perdayforwater.RV/Trailer/tentCampingRegistration:Stop-n-Go,795NorthWaterStreet,Platteville,WI53818
City Parks and Rec. DepartmentRecreationprogramsforadultsandyouththroughouttheyear.Contact:(608)348-9741x2238www.platteville.org
Farmers’ MarketMaythroughOctober,Saturday7amtoNoon(orsellout),CityParkContact:GaryOlson(608)[email protected]
Momentum BikesFullservicebikeshop,bikeandsnowshoerentals,organizedgroupbikerides.Contact:25WestMainStreet,(608)348-6888www.momentumbikes.com
Platteville School DistrictTrikkescooters,tandembikes,snowshoesandGPScompasses(forgeo-caching)maybeavailableforfreeoranominalrentalfeeforgeneralpublic.Contact:[email protected]
Platteville Senior CenterSocial,nutritional,educationalandhealthrelatedservicesandrecreationalactivitiesforthoseoverage50.55S.CourtStreet(608)[email protected]
University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePioneerActivityCenter,afullservicegymwithfitnessclassesisopentothepublic.www.uwplatt.edu/pac/
Awide-varietyofoutdoorequipmentisavailableforstudentusewithaUW-PlattevilleID.Contact:MarkSethne(608)[email protected]
Getting out of the City“M” Route3.4milesonewayfromMoundViewParktothe“M”onCountyRoadB(6.8milesround-trip).
Mitchell Hollow Route2.8milesonewayfromMoundViewParkalongMitchellHollowRdtothebeginningofthepavedtrailalongHwy151.Thepavedtrailis1.0milelong(7.6milesround-trip).
Southwest Route1.4milesonewayfromintersec-tionofSWandPioneerRdtobegin-ningofpavedtrailalongHwy151.Thepavedtrailis2.0mileslong(6.8milesround-trip).
Above distances are approximate.See reverse side for more routes with distances.
Handicapped Accessible Fishing Pier
Nice’n Easy North-Side Loop
Middle School
7th
Ave.
W. Dewey St.
E. Madison St.
Sylvia St.
Ridge Ave.
N. C
ourt
St.
W. Dewey St.
Jewett St.
Camp St.
N 4
th S
t.
Skill-Level:EasyDistance:1.0Miles(solidline);0.7miles(dottedline)Elevation:FlatSurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk;widestreet;pavedtrail.
Westview Loop
Westview Elementary
Camp St.
N.
Was
hing
ton
St.
Union St.
Lancaster St.
W. Madison St.
East
man
St.
Perry Dr.
Skill-Level:EasyDistance:1.4Miles(solidline);.45miles(dottedline).Elevation:FlatSurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk;widestreet;pavedtrail.
Evergreen Ave.
Long
Hor
n D
r.
Circle Dr.
University of Wisconsin Platteville
Skill-Level:AdvancedDistance:2.13Miles(solidline);0.8miles(dottedline).Elevation:VeryhillySurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk;dirt,grass,andpavedtrail.
Urban Nature Loop
North-East Loop
Neal Wilkins
Elementary
High School
N. W
ater
St.
Broa
dway
St.
E. Madison St.
Kase St. Co. Hwy B
Jackson St.May
St.
Linc
oln
St.
Stevens St.
Luth
eran
St.
Grant St.
E. Madison St.
Kase St.
Skill-Level:EasyDistance:1.3Miles(solidline);0.5miles(dottedline).Elevation:FlatSurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk;pavedtrail. Simply Serene
South-East Loop
Business 151
E. Mineral St.
E. Mineral St.
Virgi
n Av
e.
Valley Rd.
Skill-Level:ModerateDistance:1.45MilesElevation:VeryhillySurfaceType:Pavedsidewalkandwideroad.
Wilderness West-Side Loop
Reddy Dr.
Pion
eer
Rd.
Mar
kee
Dr.
Cadillac Dr.
Bus
ines
s 15
1
Skill-Level:ModerateDistance:1.6MilesElevation:HillySurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk;widestreet;grass,dirtandpavedtrail.
About this Guide This guide was created by the Platteville Community Safe Routes Committee with help from:
The Community Safe Routes Committee was created by resolution of the Common Council on September 9th, 2008 to improve walking and biking conditions in the City of Platteville
The Committee meets on the third Monday of each month at 6pm. Meetings are open to the public. Visit the City website for meeting agendas and locations: www.platteville.org
•Platteville Community Arboretum; •Platteville School District;•Platteville Main Street Program;•Platteville Parks Board;•Southwestern Wisconsin Regional
Planning Commission.The guide is funded by a grant from the WI Department of Health Services and by the Platteville Main Street Program.
Ifyoufindthisguideuseful,pleaseconsidermaking a donation that will contribute to future editions. To learn how you can make a donation, visit:www.swsaferoutes.org/Platteville
Community Safe Routes Committee
High School
St. Mary’s
Middle School
Neal Wilkins
High School
Westview Elementary
Public Library
City Hall
Southwest Health Center
Golf Course
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N.
Wash
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t.
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dway
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Southw
est Rd.
N.
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N. 4th
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stnu
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S.
Hic
kory
St.
Co. Road B
N. Ches
tnut
St.
W. Furnace St.
W. Lewis St.
W. Dewey St.
E. Madison St.
Sylvia St.
Ridge Ave.
N.
Court
St.
Union St.
Evergreen Ave.
Reddy Dr.
Pio
neer
Rd.
Business 151
E. Mineral St.Pine St.
Main St.
Kase St. Co. Hwy B
Lancaster St.
Mark
ee D
r.
W. Gridley Ave.
Mitchell Hollow Road
E. Mineral St.
W. Cedar St.Market St.
Carlisle St.
Alden Ave.
Jeffe
rson
St.
W. Dewey St.
Jewett St.
W. Madison St.
Camp St.
N 4
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St.
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E. Madison St.
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Heather Ln.
Kase St.
Northside Dr.
Fairfield Dr.8th
Ave
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Elm
St.
Karla S
t.
Mason St.
Williams St.
East
man S
t.
Perry Dr.
Colle
ge
Dr.
Stumptown Rd.
Cadillac Dr.
Pioneer Rd. E.
Matador Dr.
Long H
orn
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Circle Dr.
Knoll W
ood W
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Hwy 80/81
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University of Wisconsin Platteville
Skill-Level:AdvancedDistance:6.8Miles(solidorangeroutearoundtheCity)Elevation:VeryhillySurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk;widestreet;dirt,grassandpavedtrail
City-Loop
The routes in this guide are suggestions to inspire you to get out and take a leisurely or adventurous walk or bike ride through the city with your friends or family. The routes were selected with safety, convenience, and visual interest in mind. Check out the full map on thereversesideofthisquidetofindmoreinformation and create your own routes!
About these Routes
The average person loses 13 poundsintheirfirstyearofbike commuting.
• Ride with your hands on the handlebars.• Stopandcheckfortrafficinbothdirections
when leaving a driveway, an alley, or a curb.• Cross at intersections, not between parked
cars.• Walk your bike across busy intersections
usingthecrosswalkandfollowingtrafficsignals.
• Ride on the right-hand side of the street, so you travel in the same direction as cars do.
• Use bike lanes, sidewalks, or designated bike routes wherever you can.
• Don’t ride too close to parked cars. Doors can open suddenly.
• Stop at all stop signs and obey street lights just as cars do.
• Ridesinglefileonthestreetwithfriends.• When passing other bikers or people on the
street, always pass to their left side, and call out “On your left!”
• Use hand signals so drivers know which way bicyclists are turning.
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Inside:• TrailMap• ParkGuide• WalkingRoutes• Activities• RentalEquipmentInformation
Your guide to being active in Platteville, WI!
Your guide to being active in Platteville, WI
The guide is made possible through funding from:
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Did you know?
Did you know?
A person who walks 10,000 steps a day will burn between 2,000 and 3,500 extra calories per week.
• See and be seen! Walkers should wear bright colors and, if walking at night, try to wearreflectiveclothing.Itisdifficultfordrivers to see walkers at night. Walkers should do anything they can to make it easier for drivers to see them.
• Use the sidewalk or walking path when it is available. If there is no path and they need to walk on the street, they should always walkagainsttraffic.
• Cross at intersections. When walking out between parked cars, drivers can’t see walkers coming.
• Always look left, right, and left again before crossing the street.
St. M
ary’
s
Public Library
City Hall
N. W
ater
St.
N. El
m S
t
N. 4t
h St
.
S. H
icko
ry S
t.
N. C
hest
nut
St.
W. Furnace St.
W. Lewis St.
W. Dewey St.
E. Madison St.N.
Cou
rt S
t.
Pine St.
Main St.E. Mineral St.
W. Cedar St.Market St. Je
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W. Dewey St.W. Madison St.
Stevens St.
Historic Platteville LoopSkill-Level:ModerateDistance:1.1Miles(solidline);1.2miles(dottedline)Elevation:HillySurfaceType:Pavedsidewalk
StoneCottageMiningMuseum
RountreeHall
HistoricMainStreet
Formoreinformationvisit:www. swsaferoutes.org/Platteville
Tips for Biking
Tips for WalkingDid you know?
Tourists from outside our state spend $535 million on Wisconsin bicycling annually.
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