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A "secret" bike route from the Loop to Division/Halsted

Next time you're pedaling from downtown to Wicker Park or Lincoln Park, you might try a stealth route I recently stumbled upon, hugging the east side of the Chicago River, traveling underneath the old Montgomery Ward complex and even through the Chicago Avenue bridge house, where you can see the huge yellow gears of the lifting mechanism. A virtual tour of the route is up on Grid Chicago:

http://gridchicago.com/2011/a-stealth-bike-route-from-the-loop-to-d...

Keep moving forward,

John Greenfield

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Permalink Reply by S.Presley☠ on December 29, 2011 at 4:52pm

Just got back from the route...found out about the stairs and where I needed to go.

I have some video footage of my ride that I'll post as soon as I eat and edit. :)

Permalink Reply by shar on December 29, 2011 at 5:30pm

Howard will this be part of CM tomorrow?

h' said:

Thanks, John!

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on December 29, 2011 at 6:15pm

Just rode this route, It would be too crowded for a large mass ride, unless the group is the size of a MM ride.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 29, 2011 at 7:02pm

I've done my part-- the rest is up to you all :-)

Thus far I haven't been privy to any serious route proposals for tomorrow.



shar said:

Howard will this be part of CM tomorrow?

h' said:

Thanks, John!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 30, 2011 at 11:36pm

Rode it  tonight-- good stuff :-)

Permalink Reply by Tim S on January 1, 2012 at 1:53pm
Rode it yesterday, what a great dayfor a bike ride. Interesting perspective on the city but not a quick route.
Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on January 1, 2012 at 3:12pm

It was fun taking the small December mass through there.

shar said:

Howard will this be part of CM tomorrow?

h' said:

Thanks, John!

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