Where are the hills?

I need to do some 30 - 50 mile rides with lots of hills in preparation for a trip to Glacier NP later this year. Does anyone know of any routes? Willing to travel as far as Galena, I know its pretty hilly out there.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Courtright on May 25, 2012 at 2:59am

If you ride from Arlington Heights to Lake Geneva that is about 2000 ft of hills.  That is a fun ride, too.

Permalink Reply by Ash L. on May 25, 2012 at 3:10am

The area around Kettle Moraine south has some rolling hills and you can take the metra up to Harvard to start. The 15 miles to Delevan, WI are flattish but after that they pick up steadily. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on May 25, 2012 at 4:00am

You could try Barrington Hills or Palos Hills. :)

Permalink Reply by Michael A on May 25, 2012 at 9:09am

A few of my fiends and I did this ride last week, barring ton hills area, there are a couple of killers out there in the fox river grove area too

we had tire issues so we had to detour to palatine to solve em... Thanks Mike's Bikes

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/179876705

Permalink Reply by Chuckchuck on May 25, 2012 at 9:10am

Sheridan has a bunch of ravine roads that I trained on to go to colorado.  Ride up sheridan then down at Tower, then Park in highland park repeat repeat repeat.  Otherwise Galena is good, also Dodgeville Wi.

Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on May 25, 2012 at 2:38pm

Wisconsin.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 26, 2012 at 4:05am

+1

chixieonfixie said:

Wisconsin.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on May 26, 2012 at 4:51am

Here's an old thread with a variety of good ideas. 

Permalink Reply by bk (aka: Dr. Mambohead) on May 26, 2012 at 9:09am
Stearnes Woods, located just N of Crystal Lake along The Prairie Trail... This particular segment is Brutally steep and Improbable... Goes S to link up w/the Fox River Trail, Great Western, etc or N on up to the state line.
Permalink Reply by Robert Beck on May 27, 2012 at 7:21am

You should of have done BIKE THE DRIVE TODAY....

Permalink Reply by mark stetson on May 28, 2012 at 4:03pm

I have a couple of 50 mile loops near Princeton with around 1500' of climbing, 2 Cat. 5 climbs.  The area between Galena and Mt. Carroll is probably the hilliest area in northern IL.  I mapped a 60 mile loop from Mt. Carroll that has 7 Cat 5 climbs and 2550' of total climbing.  

Permalink Reply by Tom Desideri on May 29, 2012 at 2:10am



mark stetson said:

I have a couple of 50 mile loops near Princeton with around 1500' of climbing, 2 Cat. 5 climbs.  The area between Galena and Mt. Carroll is probably the hilliest area in northern IL.  I mapped a 60 mile loop from Mt. Carroll that has 7 Cat 5 climbs and 2550' of total climbing.  

 

Mark,

That sounds ideal. Can you e-mail me the routes? tdesideri@sbcglobal.net

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