Illinois and Iowa with David Brink

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This week, first-time contributor David Brink shares with us a neat collection of three routes from Iowa and Illinois.

This collection features some great local routes and some peaceful riding around region.

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MORTON ARBORETUM

A late summer loop around the outer roads at the Morton Arboretum- a 1700 acre public garden approximately 30 miles west of downtown Chicago, Illinois. The Arboretum was established in 1922 by the founder of the Morton Salt Company. Although the region is quite flat, there are some appreciated elevation changes on this loop. Enjoy the ride – the vehicle traffic was quite low for such a beautiful day.

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11.6km
DISTANCE
0:27:12
DURATION
111m
ELEVATION

HIGH TRESTLE TRAIL BRIDGE AT SUNSET

Ride the final 5-6 miles of the western end of the High Trestle Trail, a Rail-to-Trail in Central Iowa. The ride begins in Madrid and travels westwards to Woodward. This section contains the High Trestle Trail Bridge, a nearly half-mile long, 130 ft tall bridge that crosses the Des Moines River Valley. It is one of the longest trail bridges in the world, and in 2015 the BBC named it as one of the top eight pedestrian bridges to walk in the entire world. Be on the lookout for a couple of rabbits and for deer on both sides of the bridge. This ride is about as easy as it can get – straight, flat, and ridden at an easy pace to cross the bridge at sunset.

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9.08km
DISTANCE
0:29:00
DURATION
36m
ELEVATION

WATERFALL GLEN

A late-summer counter-clockwise loop around a popular forest preserve on a crushed limestone trail that surrounds Argonne National Laboratory. The laboratory carries out science and engineering research laboratory for the United States Department of Energy. Although there is indeed a very small waterfall in this preserve, it is off the main trail, and wouldn’t have been too impressive due to drought conditions. North eastern Illinois is very flat, but there are a few short hills on this trail.

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14.31km
DISTANCE
0:41:14
DURATION
125m
ELEVATION

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