2015 Grand Illinois Trail and Parks Bike Tour

Grand Illinois Trail and Parks Bike Tour
June 14-19, 2015 -- Registration Now Open


Join us for the 13th annual Grand Illinois Trail And Parks (GITAP) bicycle tour in mid-June of 2015. It’s a new departure for the ride, using the Grand Illinois Trail as a starting point to go south for some wonderful riding, scenery, cultural activities, and sites.

This unforgettable six-day ride will be making a loop through Illinois prairies, farmland, woodlands, river edges, and towns and cities — Kewanee, Hampton, Galesburg, Canton, and Chillicothe. Enjoy overnights filled with good food and good fellowship, all in support of the League of Illinois Bicyclists, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving bicycling conditions statewide.

Ride Basics:

  • A loop ride – starting and ending at Kewanee High School – with free parking for the week.
  • Many daily mileage choices totaling anywhere from 300 to 500 miles for the week. The longest day’s basic route is typically about 60 miles.
  • The topography this year varies with some short-to-moderate hills along with flat countryside.
  • Tent camping at county and city parks as well as one college campus.
  • All breakfasts and dinners included.
  • Showers and luggage transportation provided.
  • T-shirt, emergency SAGs, bike repair, and refreshment stops included.
  • Nightly meetings including ride information, awards, and our fun Velosophie program – discussions of interesting literature led by our own experienced riders.
  • An optional five night package of motel accommodations (at extra cost), most of them close to the campsites.


For more information and to register, visit BikeLIB.org.

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Permalink Reply by mark stetson on November 13, 2014 at 9:50am

Is there a link to a route map somewhere?

Permalink Reply by Ben Gray on November 13, 2014 at 9:42pm



mark stetson said:

Is there a link to a route map somewhere?

Map and route description is part of the registration form.

Permalink Reply by Green Machine Cycles on November 14, 2014 at 6:01am

Velosophie has been reborn?! Hell yes! When did LIB take it over from IHC?

Permalink Reply by Tania Sebastian on November 14, 2014 at 6:21am

The current route map is available for download with the registration form:

http://www.bikelib.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GITAP-2015-First-...

Also, LIB presents the Velosophie program at GITAP in partnership with the Illinois Humanities Council, and I believe has done so since 2010.

For more specific information, please feel free to contact GITAP coordinator Chuck Oestreich at chuckace2@gmail.com or 309-788-1845.

Permalink Reply by Bobby's Bike Hike- Chicago Tours on November 15, 2014 at 7:13am

Thanks for posting this. We will share this on our twitter account @bobbysbikehike to help spread the word!

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