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Great River Road: Dubuque to Sabula
Dubuque to Sabula
- Distance
- 42 mi
- Riding Time
- 49 min
- Climb
- 1,775 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- May through October.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Dubuque, Bellevue and Sabula.
- Watch For
- Deer, farm equipment and trucks. Watch for slow traffic in the river towns.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
US 52 runs south from Dubuque along the Mississippi River and the bluffs to Bellevue, a river town with a lock and dam. From there the route continues to Sabula, Iowa's only island town, set in the river backwaters.
Stops
- StartDubuque
- FinishSabula
Comments
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