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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on June 19, 2011 at 3:58pm

Some good info here:

http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/biking-from-chicago-to

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Permalink Reply by thepuppies on June 19, 2011 at 5:29pm

Stay west of Racine, it is much more relaxed if you go north on roads like Co. Hwy Ea (which you get to by going west on 38th St./Washington Rd in Kenosha), 90th, Wisconsin St., County Rd. H which turns into Howel / 38. You will end up going through the General Mitchell Airport then it's not too far to Milwaukee from there. The Robert McGlory trail gets you all the way up to the south side of Kenosha, it's all roads after that point. 

 

Most important advice: go the the Lakefront Brewery tour, get tickets online in advance. 

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Permalink Reply by Michael S on June 20, 2011 at 4:52am

Thanks, thepuppies. Let me ask you, are the neighborhoods safe up there? I made it up to Zion last Friday and turned back. I'm just wondering if I head up next week if there are areas to avoid.

 

Thanks in advance.

thepuppies said:

Stay west of Racine, it is much more relaxed if you go north on roads like Co. Hwy Ea (which you get to by going west on 38th St./Washington Rd in Kenosha), 90th, Wisconsin St., County Rd. H which turns into Howel / 38. You will end up going through the General Mitchell Airport then it's not too far to Milwaukee from there. The Robert McGlory trail gets you all the way up to the south side of Kenosha, it's all roads after that point. 

 

Most important advice: go the the Lakefront Brewery tour, get tickets online in advance. 

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Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on June 20, 2011 at 11:11am

First, Milwaukee's relatively safe, especially Bay View, Riverwest, and the East Side.  As for the Mc Clory Trail, it leads straight into the Kenosha County Trail.  There's another stretch of the Kenosha County(Pike) Trail that connects with the MRK Trail in Racine County.  I'd stay on the trails north of Downtown Racine.  There's trail along the Racine lakefront to the Wind Point Lighthouse. Or you can swing over to pick up the trail again at 3 Mile Rd. and take it to 6 Mile Rd.  From 6 Mile, I'd turn north at Foley Rd. and take it to County Line Rd, heading west to the Oak Leaf Trail.  If you don't mind going the long way, you can stay on the Oak Leaf, Otherwise, Pennsylvania/Nicholson Ave. is a good shortcut.  It'll have to suffice until we can get a bike route on the Daniel Hoan Bridge. 

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Permalink Reply by thepuppies on June 20, 2011 at 2:05pm

It's a safe ride the entire way. The only time I felt unsafe was due to rode traffic around Racine. 

 

Michael S said:

Thanks, thepuppies. Let me ask you, are the neighborhoods safe up there? I made it up to Zion last Friday and turned back. I'm just wondering if I head up next week if there are areas to avoid.

 

Thanks in advance.

thepuppies said:

Stay west of Racine, it is much more relaxed if you go north on roads like Co. Hwy Ea (which you get to by going west on 38th St./Washington Rd in Kenosha), 90th, Wisconsin St., County Rd. H which turns into Howel / 38. You will end up going through the General Mitchell Airport then it's not too far to Milwaukee from there. The Robert McGlory trail gets you all the way up to the south side of Kenosha, it's all roads after that point. 

 

Most important advice: go the the Lakefront Brewery tour, get tickets online in advance. 

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