Centennial Trail Sunday Morning (Oak Park towards Romeoville)

The Centennial Trail is closing for two years after next weekend, so I want to get a last ride in. Leaving Oak Park at 7:30 am, needing to be back in Oak Park about noon. Planning on 40-50 miles at a moderate pace. If anyone is interested, feel free to reach out for contact/meetup information.

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Permalink Reply by OLB 0.1 on May 5, 2013 at 2:43pm

Great ride Tim. My first time on the Centennial. Too bad it will be a while before it's open again.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Heckman on May 5, 2013 at 4:12pm

It was a beautiful morning, and a really nice ride. Plus, it had more turtles in it thanI have ever seen.

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Permalink Reply by Dan Ciskey on May 5, 2013 at 5:04pm

So it's definitely closing? I saw the earlier thread that had pics of a fence up and then a later post saying the fence was gone. This is a bummer; I've never used that section of the I&M but I've heard it's not as nice.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Heckman on May 5, 2013 at 9:18pm

It will be closed between Willow Springs Road and Illinois 83, with the closure tentatively scheduled for May 13th. The best information to be found is here:

http://trailsforillinois.tumblr.com/post/49268714383/centennial-tra...

OLB and I rode both sides of the trail today. The Centennial is definitely nicer, but the I & M is perfectly serviceable.