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Permalink Reply by Dave Grossman on April 19, 2013 at 1:20pm

It was so saddened to find that it had to go back to the noisy, pothole strewn streets.

I also realized today that any upcoming singletrack seasons at Palos and Kettle are going to be put on hold for sometime as well.  This totally sucks.  

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on April 19, 2013 at 1:28pm

I'd imagine that a lot of our favorite trails and streets near rivers may underwater then under mud for a while.  I saw pictures earlier of the north branch near Foster where the trail was under at least a few feet of water.  :(

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on April 25, 2013 at 3:19pm

I rode it this afternoon from Devon and Milwaukee to Tower Road. It was dry all the way. In some places it was covered with sand, but otherwise it was fine

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Permalink Reply by Dave Grossman on April 26, 2013 at 7:59am

Thanks Duppie.  I can't wait to get back on it today.  I hate riding down near Loyola Academy. I am constantly dodging both cars and potholes.

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Permalink Reply by grayn8 on April 26, 2013 at 8:08am

THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP!

I so wanted to ride the nbt but was water fearing so I took Sheridan-Chicago-Clark this am. Kinda need the tranquil trail to start the weekend.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

I rode it this afternoon from Devon and Milwaukee to Tower Road. It was dry all the way. In some places it was covered with sand, but otherwise it was fine

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on April 30, 2013 at 2:41am

We took our tandem out the first time this spring, and the North Branch trail was in great shape all the way to the Botanic Garden this Sunday morning.

On our way back, the Green Bay trail was still a little wet in places where it is unpaved, but rideable overall. I also noticed that in certain places the pavement is in increasingly bad shape, mainly due to tree roots. It is almost better (in some spots) to take one of the nearby roads.

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