Mississippi River Trail to Chicago? - The Chainlink2024-03-28T21:11:28Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A674454&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDuppie, that pdf is great. I…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-03:2211490:Comment:6747732013-05-03T12:59:01.086ZWillGhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/WillGodfrey
<p>Duppie, that pdf is great. I have never heard of the Grand Illinois Trail. That would be a fun week-long tour. Thanks.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Duppie 13.5185km said:</cite></p>
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<p>Duppie, that pdf is great. I have never heard of the Grand Illinois Trail. That would be a fun week-long tour. Thanks.<br/> <br/> <cite>Duppie 13.5185km said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago#2211490Comment674447"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Grand Illinois Trail from Chicago to Galena:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/greenwaysandtrails/Documents/gitusersguide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/greenwaysandtrails/Documents...</a></p>
<p>Look for page 7 thru 11 in the PDF<br/> <br/> <cite>Crispien Van Aelst said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A674444&x=1#2211490Comment674689"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Looking for a good route Chicago to Galena... any ideas?</p>
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</blockquote> Oh yeah, Amtrak is another go…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-03:2211490:Comment:6744542013-05-03T05:03:00.738ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p>Oh yeah, Amtrak is another good option. They do charge $10 on top of the $11 fare for carrying the bike aboard though. So look at spending $42 vs (I think) $16.50 for Metra.</p>
<p>If you leave on the earliest Saturday morning train (8:20am) from Chicago, and come back on the latest Sunday train from Harvard (8:35pm, which would be quite rushed), you can pay a grand total $7 for unlimited weekend pass on Metra!</p>
<p>Oh yeah, Amtrak is another good option. They do charge $10 on top of the $11 fare for carrying the bike aboard though. So look at spending $42 vs (I think) $16.50 for Metra.</p>
<p>If you leave on the earliest Saturday morning train (8:20am) from Chicago, and come back on the latest Sunday train from Harvard (8:35pm, which would be quite rushed), you can pay a grand total $7 for unlimited weekend pass on Metra!</p> You could also take Amtrak to…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-03:2211490:Comment:6747122013-05-03T04:39:42.009Zmark stetsonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/markstetson
<p>You could also take Amtrak to Mendota. It's about 110 miles from there to Galena, and over half that distance would be in some of the nicest terrain IL has for cycling.</p>
<p>You could also take Amtrak to Mendota. It's about 110 miles from there to Galena, and over half that distance would be in some of the nicest terrain IL has for cycling.</p> Grand Illinois Trail from Chi…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-03:2211490:Comment:6744472013-05-03T02:21:00.594ZDuppiehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Duppie
<p>Grand Illinois Trail from Chicago to Galena:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/greenwaysandtrails/Documents/gitusersguide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/greenwaysandtrails/Documents/gitusersguide.pdf</a></p>
<p>Look for page 7 thru 11 in the PDF<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Crispien Van Aelst said:…</cite></p>
<p>Grand Illinois Trail from Chicago to Galena:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/greenwaysandtrails/Documents/gitusersguide.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/greenwaysandtrails/Documents/gitusersguide.pdf</a></p>
<p>Look for page 7 thru 11 in the PDF<br/> <br/> <cite>Crispien Van Aelst said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago?page=1&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A674444&x=1#2211490Comment674689"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Looking for a good route Chicago to Galena... any ideas?</p>
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</blockquote> Did not think about the train…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-03:2211490:Comment:6744442013-05-03T01:48:25.144ZCrispien Van Aelsthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CrispienVanAelst
<p>Did not think about the train great idea thanks!</p>
<p>Did not think about the train great idea thanks!</p> The quickest way without car…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-03:2211490:Comment:6744402013-05-03T01:36:27.822ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p>The quickest way without car would be to take the Metra to Harvard, and then ride from Harvard to Galena using Google Maps walking directions (which I believe is as close to "as the crow flies", compared to other possible routes): <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/NJQR8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/maps/NJQR8</a>.</p>
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<p>That would be 98 miles with train vs 160 miles with no train, which is a good chunk of a difference for one day of riding. I've never ridden it, but I…</p>
<p>The quickest way without car would be to take the Metra to Harvard, and then ride from Harvard to Galena using Google Maps walking directions (which I believe is as close to "as the crow flies", compared to other possible routes): <a rel="nofollow" href="http://goo.gl/maps/NJQR8" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/maps/NJQR8</a>.</p>
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<p>That would be 98 miles with train vs 160 miles with no train, which is a good chunk of a difference for one day of riding. I've never ridden it, but I would try that.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Crispien Van Aelst said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago#2211490Comment674689"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Looking for a good route Chicago to Galena... any ideas?</p>
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</blockquote> Looking for a good route Chic…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-05-02:2211490:Comment:6746892013-05-02T23:48:40.523ZCrispien Van Aelsthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CrispienVanAelst
<p>Looking for a good route Chicago to Galena... any ideas?</p>
<p>Looking for a good route Chicago to Galena... any ideas?</p> I'll get back to you some tim…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-29:2211490:Comment:5398572012-04-29T18:16:09.306ZMatt M. 18.5KMhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MattM
<p>I'll get back to you some time.<br/> <br/> <cite>Mike Schwab said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago#2211490Comment539886"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>1. Route 66 to St. Louis. GITAP routes along I&M canal to 2. Quad Cities or near WI border to 3. Galesburg or a more northerly route to 4. Minneapolis. Do you have a preference?</p>
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<p>I'll get back to you some time.<br/> <br/> <cite>Mike Schwab said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago#2211490Comment539886"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>1. Route 66 to St. Louis. GITAP routes along I&M canal to 2. Quad Cities or near WI border to 3. Galesburg or a more northerly route to 4. Minneapolis. Do you have a preference?</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks. Looks like the "Amer…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-29:2211490:Comment:5396642012-04-29T18:14:17.767ZMatt M. 18.5KMhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MattM
<p>Thanks. Looks like the "American Discovery Trail" got their route in Illinois from the GIT.<br/> <br/> <cite>Duppie said:</cite></p>
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<p>Thanks. Looks like the "American Discovery Trail" got their route in Illinois from the GIT.<br/> <br/> <cite>Duppie said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/mississippi-river-trail-to-chicago#2211490Comment539811"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><a href="http://openlands.org/greenways/projects/biking-trails/the-grand-illinois-trail.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GIT</a> from Moline to Chicago.</p>
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</blockquote> GIT from Moline to Chicago.tag:thechainlink.org,2012-04-28:2211490:Comment:5398112012-04-28T22:05:45.596ZDuppiehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Duppie
<p><a href="http://openlands.org/greenways/projects/biking-trails/the-grand-illinois-trail.html" target="_blank">GIT</a> from Moline to Chicago.</p>
<p><a href="http://openlands.org/greenways/projects/biking-trails/the-grand-illinois-trail.html" target="_blank">GIT</a> from Moline to Chicago.</p>